Elijah showed no apprehension about his welfare whatsoever when he was moved to proclaim a season of drought in the land. Even in normal times, an average person frets about sustenance but Elijah was not an average person by any consideration. He was never dazed by such concerns in the time of famine. He confidently walked up to Ahab and announced that there would be no dew or rain in the land. The absence of rain invariably meant famine. What fuelled Elijah’s confidence that the famine would not sweep him away? Firstly, he must have realised that he was running errands for God. He knew that he was fighting the Lord’s battle, and He would foot the bill.

The voice of God is the fountain of all hopes…It is not enough to be on assignment for God, we equally must pay close attention to every word of the directive that comes from God.

More specifically, Elijah’s enjoyment of bounties amid scarcity can be traced to his ability to hear the voice of God. The voice of God is the fountain of all hopes. At the initial stage, he heard God tell him to go to Brook Cherith where the raven would feed him. The brook was to be the source of water supply. As our text indicates, he heard God’s voice on another occasion to move to Zarephath where a widow had been given the order to feed him. It is not enough to be on assignment for God, we equally must pay close attention to every word of the directive that comes from God. For those who meet these two conditions, there will always be a way out, though the means and methods may defy logic.