Lord, Send the Ravens
Jennifer Dukes Lee
“The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening ...” 1 Kings 17:6 (NIV)
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” Proverbs 31:26 (NIV)
“I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:23 (NIV)
“And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.” 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 (NIV)
“'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.'” Luke 10:41-42 (NIV)
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 (NIV)
“'I have the right to do anything,' you say—but not everything is beneficial. 'I have the right to do anything'—but I will not be mastered by anything." 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NIV)
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. … Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me …” Psalm 23:1-2, 4 (ESV)
“They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:8 (NIV)
“The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening ...” 1 Kings 17:6 (NIV)
“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NASB1995)
“And he said, 'Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?'” Genesis 16:8a (ESV)
Lord, thank You for Your Word that never fades, never fails, and never goes to waste. In a world where so much slips through our hands, help us cling to the truth that every moment spent with You...