YOU
ARE NOT ALONE!
1
Kings 19:14
14
And
he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the
children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and
slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek
my life, to take it away.
1
Kings 19:18
18
Yet
I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed
unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
Don’t
blame Elijah
for his discouragement until you have walked a mile in his sandals. He
confronted Jezebel’s prophets, defeated them with a contest of gods, and then
killed them with the edge of the sword! As a result Jezebel had threatened his
life. He ran, like the wanted man he was, and hid under a juniper tree to enjoy
a pity party. He did all this while fasting for forty days!
Elijah
was emotionally, spiritually, and physically exhausted! In that state
of mind he complained that he was the only “true believer” left and that God
was lucky to have him. God then placed him in a cleft (cave) of a rock and
passed by with great demonstrations of power. But after the whirlwind there was
a “still small voice.” That small voice contradicted his feelings with facts.
There were still seven thousand faithful believers and – in fact – Elijah was
to go and find a replacement for himself in a young man named Elisha.
Are
you weary
with the struggle against sin? That weariness, if we allow it, will convince us
that we are alone and that even God has abandoned us to fight His battles for
Him. Resist that feeling with facts. You are not alone and there will
always be a remnant of those who are faithful to God.
A
candle is not much good in the daytime when the sun is high and bright but it
is much needed in the night when all around is darkness and gloom. Be that
candle!
Matt
5:16
16
Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.
Dear
Lord, my candle seems so small and the darkness is so thick. Encourage me today
with your presence and your truth. AMEN
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