Thursday November 06th, 2025
« Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” »
1Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including how he had executed all the prophets.
2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah. She said, “May the gods strike me dead if by this time tomorrow I don’t take your life the way you took the lives of Baal’s prophets.”
3 Frightened, Elijah fled to save his life. He came to Beersheba in Judah and left his servant there.
4 Then he traveled through the wilderness for a day. He sat down under a broom plant and wanted to die. “I’ve had enough now, Lord,” he said. “Take my life! I’m no better than my ancestors.”
5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom plant. An angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
6 When he looked, he saw near his head some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water. So he ate, drank, and went to sleep again.
7 The angel of the Lord came back and woke him up again. The angel said, “Get up and eat, or your journey will be too much for you.”
8 He got up, ate, and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled for 40 days and nights until he came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
« “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being ” »
The verse above clearly states that the Creator made all things for His pleasure.
For example, in our Bible reading for today, we see God feeding Elijah so that he would have the required strength to fulfill the divine mission set before him.
The angel of the Lord said to him, “Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for you”.
That meal gave him the strength he needed for forty days and forty nights as he travelled to Horeb, the mountain of God, 1 Kings 19:7-8.
Many people however, want divine help for selfish reasons.
Some of them are not even born again; yet they are asking for miracles.
Such people fail to realise that the Almighty God is a prudent investor and He will not invest in a project that will not promote His Kingdom.
For example, God needed a prophet so when Hannah asked for a son and promised to give him back to God, the Lord granted her request 1 Samuel 1. Jesus said in Matthew 7:6NLT
« “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you »
The verse above implies that God will not give that which is holy to someone who is still living in sin.
You cannot remain in the kingdom of darkness or be toying with sin as a Christian and expect God to help you.
- Beloved, if you desire divine help, surrender your life to Jesus Christ and be determined to do only things that will give Him pleasure.
Be committed to showing forth the praises of He who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light 1 Peter 2:9 and He will help you.
Application – Begin to do things that will give God glory, honour and pleasure from now on and you will receive divine help.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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