BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD--THE GREAT NEED OF THE WORLD 11q) THE SHEPHERDING FATHER PROVIDES TWO TABLES FOR HIS FAMILY

At the beginning of their wilderness journey, the children of Israel tempted God by saying, "Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?" (Psalm 78:19). There is no wilderness that is too horrible or too difficult for God to furnish a table for His covenant people. To be truthful, God furnishes two tables for us, both the natural and the spiritual.

Elijah experienced this when God said to him, "I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there" (1 Kings 17:4). When he went on his journey to Zarephath God told him "I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee... For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth." (1 Kings 17:9-16).

If you are going through a dry wilderness experience--finances have dried up, bills are mounting up, you can't see any daylight at the end of the tunnel, or you are worried for your wife and family, start calling on the Lord. Ask Him to reveal to you His table of miraculous provision. Don't ever question God's ability to furnish a table for you in the midst of your wilderness.

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell