The prophets are often held up with high esteem. They get all the applause for being the mouth piece of God, but sometimes we over romanticize or get overly sentimental when we encounter them in scripture and lose sight of the reality of prophetic lifestyle.
Elijah from beginning of his call was on the run. As soon as he spoke his first words against King Ahab, he was sent packing, in fact, he was sent hiding.
Yesterday, God told Elijah to hide in the wadi and the ravens were going to bring him food. Now, what I know about birds and food, usually it is raw and not very appetizing. Yet, it was what God was offering, in regards to protection and food.
Today, Elijah is on the run again. This time he is paired up with the unlikeliest heroin, a widow and her son with just a handful of flour and a little oil. Yet, this was God's offer of protection and food.
Elijah, through it all, didn't bat an eye and didn't raise a noise, he just took it all in stride. He was faithful through it all.
What the story of Elijah reminds us is that in life it is not God's responsibility to meet our expectations. Rather, it is ours to live up to his.
Often times our expectations interfere with the blessings God is preparing for us. It the case of Elijah, the meager handful of flour and oil was exactly the gift of God needed to sustain him and teach him trust.
Trusting is not about our expectations; it is about making due with what is laid before us; it is about making due with what you have and moving forward. This is how we grow in trust.
It is the fidelity of Elijah to God's word that brings him nourishment; so it is with us.
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