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Pastor Charles Omofomah 1 “And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of
couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for
There was whoredom in Israel with people
Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel
myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew
13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do
worshipping idols and God couldn’t take it
nor rain these years, except at my word.”
as you have said, but make me a small cake from
2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
it Qirst, and bring it to me; and afterward make
nation and he prophesied that there would
3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and
some for yourself and your son.
be no rain for a certain number of years
hide by the Brook Cherith, which Qlows into the
14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin
until He opens the heavens again.
Jordan. 4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which Qlows into the Jordan. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
of Qlour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’”
If you were sent as a messenger to give that
15 So she went away and did according to the
kind of message, you should understand that
word of Elijah; and she and he and her household
you must be ready to live by faith because if
ate for many days.
there is no rain on the land, there would be
16 The bin of Qlour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the
no vegetation, therefore, there would be no
Lord which He spoke by Elijah.”
food, and this would affect you too. That was 1 Kings 17:1-16
7 And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the
anymore, so He sent His prophet to the
why God told Elijah to move to the Brook
I believe very strongly that this is the
Cherith, where there was water to drink and
8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
message for you because God is certainly
where He sent ravens to feed him.
9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon,
leading you to another level. If you are ready
and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow
to break forth on every side, then you are
Unusual Instruction
ready to go to another level; not just another
According to the story, Elijah’s location was
he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow
level with God in terms of your spiritual life;
determined by God’s instruction. Similarly,
was there gathering sticks. And he called to her
I am talking about another level in other
and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup,
where you are now may be a clear miracle, a
areas of life. It means you won’t remain on
divine intervention, or as a result of God
11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her
that level that you are in. What I want to do
orchestrating things on your behalf. What
and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in
in this article is to point you in the direction
people thought could never happen,
your hand.”
of the God of your new level, because there
happened and you can even remember the
are certain things you ought to know about
events that took you there. However, this
the God of the new level.
should not be your Qinal bus stop.
land.
there to provide for you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when
that I may drink.”
12 So she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of Qlour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a
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GOG - 17 - 214 - The God Of Our New Level (Part 1)
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Unusual Provision
I believe God made you read this article so
where they are because God orchestrated it
9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to
and brought them there by His miraculous
Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded
power. Some even say, “Pastor, can’t you
a widow there to provide for you.” 1 Kings 17:9
remember or have you forgotten how God lead me to this place?“ Yes, God did it but He
God will always prepare all the resources
never meant for you to remain in that place.
that will make you comfortable in the next level. Even if the level doesn’t look
So the next level that Elijah found himself in
promising, just know that God’s foolishness
was a level where the unusual happened.
is wiser than the wisdom of men (1
The unusual thing that happened was that
Corinthians 1:25).
you can kiss destiny. In the Old Testament, scholars are of the opinion that the phrase “fear not” appears in the Bible about three hundred and sixty-Qive times. That means you have one “fear not” for each day in a year. What is better is that in most of the New Testament, you will hardly Qind a place where God in addressing the believer says, “fear not.”
ravens do not feed their young, they are so All that God says is that you have not been
selQish and stingy, but Elijah had ravens
God has prepared the vessels and all the
feeding him Qlesh twice a day and he drank
resources you will need for your new level.
given the spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7). It’s
of the water of the brook. It shows that
The reason you don’t want to go is because
because if you know what you should know
when God is on your case, even those who
God’s instruction comes with an assignment,
as a believer and do what you ought to do,
wouldn’t work for you will begin to work
and many times it is not an assignment you
there will be no room for fear. That was why
for you.
will probably enjoy doing. Your best bet is
God didn’t bother to say “fear not,” to the
to stop wondering or trying to Qigure out
New Testament believer.
Ravens don’t feed their young ones, yet they
how you’d be able to do it; it is not your
fed Elijah. Notice, however, that the Bible
ability but God’s ability working
said after a while the brook dried up
through you. That is why I
because there was no rain, and God told
proclaim to you again that
Elijah to arise. God did this because that
God has prepared the
level was no longer good enough for him.
resources that you will
Your rise to another level will always be
need for your next
accompanied by an instruction from God,
level.
but it is your obedience to that instruction that will lead you to your next level.
It is a level that, ordinarily, is big for you. Maybe your
I can tell you folks that you have an
mind cannot fathom it. Don’t be
instruction from God to move to another
afraid and don’t despise the days of your
level and you should obey that instruction.
little beginning because they just started.
It is your obedience to God’s instruction
What you are experiencing now are your
that will move you to your next level. It is
little beginnings and if your little beginning
not how lofty that new position is; it is the
is this glorious, how glorious will your end
instruction from God that will lead you to
be. When God tells you to move to your next
that new level. God will always want to
level, simply move! Even if everything
move you to a new level, but you may have
around you looks and calls it impossible,
told Him where you are is okay because He
God expects you to move. Keep moving and
took you there by His divine intervention.
don’t stop until Jesus Christ comes.
God has prepared vessels with all the resources you need to get to your new level. To Be Continued
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