Friday, August 26, 2016

You Won't See It Coming

1 Kings 3:17-18
"For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand."
This is one of my favorite passages of Scripture. First we see the unworthiness of the petitioners. The kings didn't seek God until things looked too dire for them to handle. Elisha makes it clear that it's only because of Jehoshaphat that he is willing you listen to them.
Second we see God's complete power and control in His ability to work in ways we cannot even conceive of. Large amounts of water rarely, if ever, come in the absence of wind and rain. Yet God says it is only a small matter to fill a dry valley with water that will bring life.
And third, we see God's grace, bestowing upon unworthy sinners above and beyond more than mercy. God could have given them water and then said, "Alright, good luck fighting the Moabites." But instead He delivers them into the hand of the three kings as a bonus.
This is the same God that is alive today in each of His children. He calls on is to "ask what you will", He is saying, "challenge Me. I will show you how much I love you."
Am I in tune enough with God to hear Him whisper this? Do I have the faith necessary to ask?

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