There is a very powerful illustration of the difference in flesh and spirit at the end of the book of John. After Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, his disciples decided to go fishing, which was their old vocation before they began to hang out with Him. They were in a fishing boat, and fished all night. In the morning, a man stood on the shore and yelled to them, “Have ye any meat?” In other words, “have you caught anything?”…..
Sometimes the Lord will tell you to do some crazy things. He told Elijah to go hide by a brook called Cherith from King Ahab. Elijah had to get up and move. He had no idea what would happen when he got there, except that God had said to go! (1 Kings 17:1-7). God provided for him there, sustained him with bread and meat that was brought to him from some ravens, and drank out of that brook. This is…..