Elijah (1 Kings)
If we know anything about Elijah, it is this. He was one of God's prophets, who was used by God to defeat a very wicket king. His ministry ended the worship of the god Baal for the Israelite. (I won't go into the story how he proved that Baal could not possibly do a thing for anyone that worshiped him., but it is interesting and found in 1 Kings 17:8-16)
Elijah knew God's power in his ministry but like us today, had many setbacks going between times of victory and defeat. And he was no stranger to depression.
He had heard that Jezebel was going to have him killed, Elijah was afraid so he ran away. He ended up in Beersheba. And there he told the Lord that he was giving up and asked the Lord to take his life. And then, he laid down and went to sleep.And while there an angel made sure that he had food and water. And the food he had eaten gave him the strength he needed to go to Horeb which was the mountain of God. And there God met with Elijah.
God did not take his life. He had important work still to do.
And so it is with you and me.When we are so desperate that we want God to take our life, or just end it ourselves, many times it does not work because God has something important for us still to do. And not only that as Job had said in Job 1:21, it is God that gives and God can take it away. Indeed God gives life and only he should be the one to take it away. For us to try to take our life, we are not allowing God to be the one who decides that instead.
That is not saying that life is not problem free. No way. But as Elijah had found out, God does give us the strength to push through and go forward with his help. He will provide the answers when we trust in him.
November 6,2019 Promise: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24
Thanks for coming by today Friends. Have a blessed day!
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