Elijah was exhausted, downhearted, despairing and he wanted to die. He could not see any point in going on. He had confronted the prophets of Baal at Mt Carmel, struggled with Ahab and the drought situation, moved from here to there, and crossed Jezebel. He was finished, that is according to his mind!
So he hid in fear of his life and leaving his servant at Beershaba, went a day's journey into the wilderness to lay down and die. He must have despised himself for being afraid of Jezebel, when he had the courage to confront the prophets of Baal. He just wanted to give up and die. After all, how could God use such a coward anymore! Read 1 Kings 19:1-21.
He lay asleep under a Broom tree, hiding in it's shade and overshadowed by it's white blossoms. No one would trouble him there, and he fell asleep to the gentle humming of the bees. But God would not leave him alone, He had other plans for Elijah. He knew exactly where he was, how he felt, and provided a deliverance for him.
An Angel woke him up, then told him what to do "arise and eat" 19:5. After having eaten Elijah lay down to sleep again! So the Angel of the Lord came a second time and tells Elijah to eat again because the journey he was to embark on was too great for him. Something supernatural happened because Elijah journeyed forty days and nights in the strength of that food.
Be encouraged! God knows where you are at and has planned provision for you. He is not giving up on you. It is not the end of your journey! Something supernatural is about to happen that will take you on, lead you to a new encounter with God, and issue you with a new call!
'For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do' Eph 2:10
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