But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God. (1 Kings 19:4-8 ESV)
It is enough, please take my life! I know exactly how Elijah feels. Elijah is distraught and is running for his life because Jezebel has said he is to be killed. Elijah sits down beneath a tree and asks God to take him to be with his ancestors.
I got it. I really do. Waiting for the community where God is calling me. Watching my family wonder and suffer as I try to figure out where we need to be. Wondering if it will ever happen. I wander as I wonder what will happen next. Elijah just came down from a high of defeating the prophets of Baal when God rained down fire from heaven and causing Elijah’s pile of wood to catch fire. Now he is running and asking for death. He has trouble seeing the full picture just as we do. We wonder what awaits because of our discontent with our current situations.
But just like Elijah, God is providing for us. And just as God will appear to Elijah in the still small voice, He will show each of us the wonders of the abundant life he has for us. Just rest in His hands and live in His care. He will supply our every need if we will only just trust that He will…
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