1 Kings 18:1

 1 Kings 18:1 says,  And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.  In the third year of the drought, God's word again came to Elijah.  All Elijah could do was wait for God to once again tell him what to do, and at times all we can do is wait for God's word to tell us where to go and what to do next.  While waiting, we also must be faithful in doing what He last told us to do.  Verse two adds, And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.  Elijah did as God told him to do and went to speak to Ahab.  There was a great famine in Samaria at that time due to the drought.  God's judgment was causing problems for Ahab and the people of Israel.  Though I don't believe that all natural disasters are caused by God, I do believe that at times He has and does use them to punish the sins of people in an attempt to get them to turn to Him in faith.  Verse three continues, And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:  Ahab called on Obadiah, a man that greatly feared God, at that time.  At this time, all prophets of God were being persecuted by Jezebel as we will see, but Obadiah was faithful to God.  If days of persecution come, will we be faithful to God?  If we have truly put our faith in Jesus Christ, the answer should always be yes.  Verse four states, For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)  As stated, Jezebel had cut off, or killed, the prophets of God, but Obadiah hid a hundred prophets in caves, fifty in each of two caves.  He also provided them with food and water.  This would have been quite an undertaking during a drought and a famine, so I believe that God was enabling Obediah to do this.  Sometimes, circumstances may not be ideal for us to do what we know that God is calling us to do, but I believe that we need to simply always act by faith and God will provide for us to be able to do what He calls us to do.  Verse five adds, And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.  Ahab commissioned Obadiah to go throughout the land and look for water so that they might be able to save some of the horses and mules.  Matthew Henry says it was strange that a man such as Obadiah would be serving in Ahab's household and even stranger that Ahab would put his trust in him, a man who was faithful to God.  Even those who profess to not believe in God will often prefer Christians to be in places of service where honesty and integrity are important.  If a Christian is placed in such a role, he or she must continue to be faithful to God and never use the trust placed in them for their own gain.  Verse six continues, So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.  The task of finding water was divided equally between Ahab and Obadiah, one going in one direction and the other in the other direction.  Ahab was at least willing to go himself and look for water, but he was also willing to allow Obediah to do the same.  I believe that Ahab was very desperate by this point, but he still didn't repent of his idolatry and return to worshiping God.  People may become desperate today because of a lack of fulfillment in life, even if they are not physically in need, but still be unwilling to turn to God for help.