Obedience is following each phase of God’s instructions. Has God ever told you to hide? In 1 Kings 17:2-4, God told Elijah to go and hide. He gave Elijah specific instructions:
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah:
- Leave here, turn eastward
- Hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan
- Drink from the brook
- Wait for the ravens to bring you food
These instructions were not suggestions. If Elijah had chosen to do things differently, he would not have survived. Obedience was the key. When God gives us instructions, we need to be obedient. If we had stopped reading after the ravens brought food to Elijah, we would never have realized that Elijah’s hiding place had become unsubstantible. The brook dried up. Has God ever told you to go to a place that was dead and dry? Did you wonder if you heard correctly? You start to question God. God told me to come here. He said I would be safe and fed. Did God make a mistake?
No, God did not make a mistake. God gives us instructions little by little, word by word; here a little, there a little (Isaiah 28:10). God waits to see if we are going to follow the first instruction before He gives us more instructions. Our blessings are always waiting on the other side of our obedience.
If you are not receiving fresh revelation from the Holy Spirit, check your obedience. Have you completed the last instruction you received? Did you go to the brook and follow God’s exact instructions? Or did you decide to change the instructions to make things easier? If you decide to improve on God’s instructions, you are not in obedience. Now, you are stuck. It’s time to get unstuck. What should you do?
- Seek God. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you areas of disobedience.
- Ask God for forgiveness.
- Take steps toward obedience.
- Do not allow the enemy to condemn you for your failure.
- Stay in prayer and keep moving forward
Elijah not only received another set of instructions when the brook dried up and his hiding place became unsustainable, but through his continued obedience, he was able to bring blessings to the home of a widow woman. Remember, when God gives you instructions, you are not the only person who will be affected. There is always someone else waiting on the other side of your obedience.
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