Dig Your Ditches, God Will Fill Them With His Riches

-May 17, 2023-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

“And He said, ‘Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ For thus says the Lord, ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’”

(2 Kings 3:16-17).

The situation seemed hopeless, the land was extremely dry with no water to drink, and a large Moabite army gathered to fight against Judah and Israel. Elisha did something very unusual: he called for a musician. When he started playing the hand of the Lord came upon Elisha the prophet. Then he spoke the word of the Lord. He told them to, ‘Fill this valley full of ditches.” God promised to fill them with water, and to give His people the victory over the Moabites. God came through on both counts.

How does this apply to us? We need faith to believe, dig the ditches, and God will answer and fulfill His promises, thus filling the ditches. The Lord said to Martha after the death of her brother Lazarus, “…’Did I not say to you that if you believe you would see the glory of God” (John 11:40)? We dig our ditches, God will fill them. Elisha told the widow to ask for empty vessels and God made the oil last until the very last vessel was filled. Elisha then told her to sell the oil, pay her debts, and live off the rest.

If we don’t dig the ditches, we can’t expect God’s blessings. An example of this is when Peter was imprisoned by Herod who was planning to execute him the next day. The saints were gathered to pray for him, but when God sent His angel to bring him out safely, the believers were shocked that Peter showed up at the prayer meeting. They said it was it was his angel. We need to pray expectantly.

May the Lord increase our faith to pray believing and in what God can do. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Filling our ditches, and experiencing God’s riches,

Dean