The life of Elijah is filled with fascinating experiences that help us to see God more clearly and live on a higher plane. Today’s Scripture reading is a good example of that. In a nation whose laws required its citizens to provide for the prophets, God used saucy, impudent birds noted for their thievery and dirty lifestyle to feed Elijah. “The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening” (1 Kings 17:6). Ravens live off dead carcasses and steal food stored up by other birds and animals. They have no respect for any living creature. They are noisy and among the messiest of all the birds. Even people who like birds usually don’t like ravens. Yet, God used ravens to feed Elijah. God can use the undesirable to do good things. Now, he uses a widow, not ju…