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Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God's faithfulness. In his journal he wrote:
Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning... He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. We do not expect He will send 3 million missionaries to China; but if He did, He would have ample means to sustain them all... Depend on it, God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.

1 Kings 17:4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.”.

Often when we obey God after a long time or once in a while, it's kind of experimenting. We expect God to honor us and glorify us, the moment we obey him. In v.3 God told Elijah to hide away when he was doing really good as a prophet. But then he was asked to move deeper into obedience.

So Elijah obeys God and hides away from all the limelight and he moves to the East of Jordan. Probably he would have expected some good arrangement from God. As per his status and standard he would easily qualify for a deluxe suite. But then God surprises him again. He was asked to drink from the brook and receive food through the ravens, and he obeyed.

Perhaps this kind of obedience can only come from a deep relationship with God and an effective understanding of the Father's heart. Let's not experiment on God by obeying once in a while. Can we move into a relationship of trust and complete trust. Are you still checking out ?

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Stanley Thomas Isac

Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Pastorstanleytisac@gmail.com