² Then the LORD’s word came to Elijah: ³ Go from here and turn east. Hide by the Cherith Brook that faces the Jordan River. ⁴ You can drink from the brook. I have also ordered the ravens to provide for you there. ⁵ Elijah went and did just what the LORD said. He stayed by the Cherith Brook that faced the Jordan River. ⁶ The ravens brought bread and meat in the mornings and evenings. He drank from the Cherith Brook. (1 Kings 17:2-6, CEB)

One of the tough things to learn in my own life in this particular era of our society is the difference between abundance and wealth. Too often what I look at (and this is confession time) is wealth. I look at the financial side of the ledger. It worries me. I am constantly in a mental state of, “Do we have enough?”

Elijah was the man of God. His radical dependence on provision consisted of sitting by a stream of water waiting for nasty ravens to come and drop off some bread. It could have been crusty bread they had already picked through and then dropped off what they didn’t want to Elijah.

But Elijah knew abundance. He had the provision of God. It was enough.