When the Brook Dried Up!

Pericope: 1 Kings 17:1-7ESV Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 2 And the word of the Lord came to him: 3 “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4 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. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. 7 And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Sermon Text 1 Kings 17:7EST  And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Sermon Title:  When the Brook Dried Up!

Point 1:  Don’t go backwards ..Say what you want…have what you say. Vs. 8-9 Then the word of the Lord came to him; (9) Arise, go to Zarephath…

Point 2:  You’re in between answered prayers. Vs 1b; 9b - …there will be neither dew nor rain in three years.

…Behold I have commanded a widow there [Zarephath] to feed you.

Point 3: God brought you to the brook  vs 5. So he went and did according to the word of the Lord. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan

Life Application

1.  Don’t doubt your drought – it has a purpose and a plan.

2.    Listen for instructions to go deeper

3.    Droughts are by design to drive you into the arms of God.