What Do You Do, When Your Brook Dries Up

I’m in the book of 1st Kings and it’s a book of disobedience, idolatry and ungodliness. Which serves as an explanation for the Assyrian captivity of Israel, and the Babylonian captivity of Judah.

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God will either shield trouble from us, or protect us in trouble. The text says in 1st Kings chapter 17 verse 7:

“Sometime later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.”

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We’ve been through a lot in the last few years.

· Summer of George Floyd protests

· Covid- 19

· January 6 insurrection

· Skyrocketing Gas Prices

· Inflation

· Hurricane Ian

· Hot War Betwixt Russia and Ukraine

· Bad State and House legislation

· Book Banning

And our country is still divided.

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We’ve got to get to a place so deep in God, that He can trust us with trouble.

The trouble with trouble is we try to fix trouble. And as soon as we get out of trouble here comes some more trouble. The problem isn’t trouble, it’s the troublemaker. And the last time I checked the record, our God is undefeated against the troublemaker.

Our text shows us that Elijah finds himself at a brook, that is deep. It’s desirable, but it’s dried up.

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I see the PLACE, He’s east of the Jordan,

I see the PROVISION, God has commanded the ravens to feed him there,

I see the PROBLEM, the brook has dried up.

And you may be just like the Man of God, dealing with a situation that has dried up.

· in a relationship that has dried up.

· at a job that has dried up.

· in a church that has dried up.

· in a business partnership that has dried up.

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Here’s three things you must do, when your brook has dried up:

#1 Worship God

#2 Wait on God

#3 Get a Word from God

And that’s your One Minute in the Word. Listen I’m not out of words, but I am out of lines, until the next issue know this, I’m pulling for you and I’m praying for you.

God bless you, stay connected.

Life Question: Has God ever given you a Word. Did you wait on it, and did you recognize that he was providing the provision for that Word?