I
recently read this devotional by Pastor Rick Warren on the path to a miracle
and found it helpful in my own situation. We all go through challenges and we
need a miracle at times. This week I wanted to share this devotional with you
and hope it blesses you as it has me.
Pastor
Joel
“Then the LORD spoke his word to Elijah, ‘Go to Zarephath in
Sidon and live there. I have commanded a widow there to take care of you.’ So
Elijah went to Zarephath.” (1 Kings 17:8-10a NCV)
When you’re scared to
death and vulnerable, you don’t know where you’re going, you don’t know how
long it’s going to take, and you don’t know what’s going to happen when you get
there, what do you do?
You remember that the
path to a miracle is always through uncomfortable territory.
The Bible gives an
illustration in 1 Kings 17:8-10: “Then the LORD spoke his word to Elijah,
‘Go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I have commanded a widow there to
take care of you.’ So Elijah went to Zarephath” (NCV).
God told Elijah to
walk more than 100 miles during a drought through dangerous territory, where
everyone knew who he was, and everyone knew King Ahab had a price on Elijah’s
head. When Elijah finally made it to Zarephath, he met a poor widow who was
going to feed him, but how could she help defend or protect him from a pagan
town full of people who wouldn’t hesitate to kill him?
Miracles don’t happen
when things are comfortable. Miracles happen when things are uncomfortable.
Elijah didn’t say, “God, there are three things wrong with this plan. One,
you’re sending me in the wrong direction. Two, you’re sending me to the wrong
location. And three, you’re sending me to the wrong protection.”
Elijah just obeyed.
The path to a miracle
is always through uncomfortable territory.
For instance —
- When Moses led the Israelites out of slavery to the
Promised Land, they had to go through the Red Sea first.
- Before David could slay Goliath, he had to walk onto
the battlefield.
- God told Jehoshaphat to put the choir before the army,
and he’d win the victory. How much faith do you think that took?
Miracles never happen
in your comfort zone, when everything’s great and convenient. You don’t need a
miracle when everything is settled in your life. You only need a miracle when
you’re on the edge, when you’re scared to death, when you’re insecure, when you
can get hit at any angle.
Are you at a place
right now in your life where things are a little uncomfortable — financially,
emotionally, relationally, or physically? You’re a little nervous, a little on
the edge, a little insecure. Congratulations. You’re on the path to a miracle!
Just like Elijah, God
wants you to obey, so you can see his miracle at the end of the road.
Talk It Over
- What is God asking you to do that makes you
uncomfortable?
- What do you want God to do in your life? How have you expressed
your anticipation of his miracle in your life?
Who
are the people who can encourage you on the uncomfortable road you may be
walking right now?
Blessings,
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