Aug 11

1 Kings 17:9 (NIV84)
9 “Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.”

The Word of God came to Elijah and said that. There was something that struck me about the phrase, “I have commanded”, because it didn’t seem like the widow was acting like she had heard God. When Elijah talked to the woman, her plan was to make some bread for her and her son and then die. I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t seem like she had heard any type of command about anything to do with feeding the prophet. Are you with me? Doesn’t it seem like that to you?

Here is what the Spirit told me, sometime people have not “heard” God but the Lord has made a way for them to accept what you are about to say. It’s like if you needed a car and the Lord said, go to so and so, I have commanded them to give you a car. When you go to them and ask them for a car, they say, that is ridiculous, I need my cars. Then a few days later they come back to you and say, here is a car. The point in other words is that God gives you FAVOR and that favor has been commanded. It is going to happen even if the people don’t know it yet! The trick is to go the person who God has given you favor with. I completely believe that we have an incredible amount of favor dripping from us, but there are those people who are predisposed to being open to what we are asking for, whether it be help, partnership, material goods or an opportunity to share the gospel, God is preparing people for YOU! Get in your prayer closet and get your next assignment from the Lord.