HE STILL SENDS BIRDS
Memorise: And it shall be, that thou
shalt drink of the brook: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 1st
Kings 17:4
Read: 1st Kings 17:2-6,
Bible in one year: Genesis 45-46, Romans 1:1-17
Our God is awesome, and His ways are beyond finding out. Nobody can box
God into a pattern or regimen. He can use anything He chooses to achieve His
purpose on earth. God uses those who are lowly placed, and He also uses the
rich. Luke 8:1-3
tells of some wealthy women who ministered to Jesus from their resources. Mary
Magdalene and other women blessed by the Lord resolved to serve Him with the
resources they had. Are you rich or wealthy? Do you serve the Lord with your
substance? Experience has shown that those who have little are the ones who
dare to give their all to God. This was the case with the widow who dropped her
mites (Mark
12:41-44). Usually, the rich only give a fraction of what they have
because they believe they are giving something big. However, God does not judge
the size, He judges by proportion. Hence, the poor can give more than the rich
in the sight of God, even if what they give is not as much as what the rich
have given in quantity. Justifying why the widow’s gift was more than what the
rich gave, Jesus in Mark 12:44 said:
“For all they did cast in of their
abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her
living.”
Moreover, not only can God use humans to accomplish His purpose, He can
also use animals. In 1st Kings 17:2-6, God sent ravens to deliver
food to His servants, and they obeyed. We have equally seen Him use birds too.
When we began to build the Redemption Camp in those early years, there were
some trees that provided shade which I instructed the workers to preserve. Some
little birds came in their hundreds of thousands to perch on these trees.
Whenever they descended on them, there would be no leaves left on the trees the
following day. They were also very noisy. I wondered if they were demonic
birds. Some of my children who had guns would enter their midst and fire some
shots; yet, they refused to go away. Some birds were hit by the fired bullets
and dropped dead, but the rest stayed on. At some point, it appeared the more
they were killed, the more they multiplied! The situation became unbearable. I
therefore called on God to help us one morning. That evening, several eagles
came and began to eat them up. Within hours, there was not a single one of them
left. God has not stopped using birds! If He needs to send birds to meet your
needs, He will do so; but you need to show Him that you can serve Him with all
He has given you. How faithfully have you served God? To what extent can you
risk your life and all He has given to you for His service?
Key Point
God can mobilise all of His resources
to satisfy the needs of those who can give Him their all
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