And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. ~ 1 Kings 17:1-4 (KJV)

Have you ever found yourself in a space where you noticed you were in a dry season – a period of time where joy and happiness began to fade. A time where peace was now becoming scarce or a time where provision became challenging. Unfortunately, these patterns are a part of life but thank God they are temporary! Oftentimes, such situations lead us to a greater level of prayer or deliberately spending more time with God. Usually, that increase in prayer and time with God allows us to become more sensitive to His voice or to His intervening in our situations. He often gives us instructions just as He did to Elijah in the passage above. God’s instructions always lead us to a place where we are safe in Him – a place of provision, of healing, of peace, of joy or whatever we’re in need of. It is through our relationship with God that we are able to create that place called “There.” Today, there’s no brook called Cherith for us to run to but our place called “There’” can be in our car, in our kitchen, at our desks, during our morning walk or any place we take time to seek His face and the plans He has for us.

Let us pray:

Gracious and eternal Father, we look to You today and we thank You for being our God. Thank you for creating us and for loving us. As we navigate through life, we ask that Your Holy Spirit will continue to direct us in all of our ways. Lord, when life presents its challenges, teach us to trust You. Teach us to seek You for direction wherever we are (physically, spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically). Help us to find that place that we meet you and talk with you daily; that we may have a place called “There” where we can have an encounter with You. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

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