KNOW NOW
1 Kings 17

Jesus our Lord and savior quoted from Deuteronomy 8:3 when he responded to Satan’s temptation in the wilderness, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” (Luke 4:4) In truth God is a God of provision and He made provision possible for the woman of Zarephath through Prophet Elijah. Elijah commanded the Zarephath woman, “And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends rain on the earth.’” (1 Kings 17:13-14) In the whole land it was the woman of Zarephath that the Lord visited with abundance of the source of bread when she responded to God’s command. Many gather to Him as God of provision but they need to begin to stand in Him to know Him as God of deliverance and preservation. He is a complete God. Despite the miracle of provision for the woman of Zarephath there was a need for her to know God personally as God that is Lord of all. Miraculously, He has provided for you in some least expected area. God has made a way for you in situations and circumstances where there was no way out. Have you at any point in time acknowledged and testified to your knowledge of Him? The Zarephath woman had a great deliverance unto abundance but yet she needed to testify her knowledge of God. With no account of the cause of her son’s sickness, it was recorded that her son died while Elijah was there. The Zarephath woman turned to Elijah for help and Elijah took the son, cried out to the Lord in prayer, “…O LORD my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.” 22 Then the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.” (1 Kings 17:21-22) The Lord God that sent Elijah confirmed Himself as God of deliverance and preservation not just God of provision. In God’s confirmation the woman of Zarephath had a transformation as she testified; “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is the truth.” (1 Kings 17:24) The woman of Zarephath saw her son that was dead come back to life before her testimony of transformation. Can you confirm in your heart that you now know that He is God? God is the same God yesterday, today and tomorrow. He has the first and the last say over every confronting situation. God will not fail to deliver and preserve His own.

Prayer for today: Ask God to visit you with a miracle of transformation.