Then The Word of The Lord Came (1 Kin. 17:1-9) (Part 3)

Observations:

1. The word of the Lord comes on time, but not your time.  If you were writing this story, you would have had the Lord's word come before the brook dried up. 
2. Don't let circumstances dictate the word of the Lord.  Let the word of the Lord have first place. Don't move until the Lord says so.  He won't be moved to speak simply because you did something desperate or unreasonable.
3. The word of the Lord doesn't exempt you from suffering. The word came when the brook dried up.  That means Elijah saw the supply diminish and disappear.  That means he got thirsty and, perhaps, a bit desperate or uncomfortable.
4. The word of the Lord doesn't exempt you from inconvenience and effort.  Elijah had to travel to Zarephath once the word of the Lord came.
5. The fact that the Lord can send His word doesn't exempt you from seeking it.  I find it highly unlikely that, when Elijah first noticed the brook's getting lower, he didn't dialogue with the Lord about it.
6. Let us live from one word of the Lord to the next.  Elijah went from one word of the Lord to the next (see part 1).  Matthew 4:4.