YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

 

Monday, August 7, 2023

 

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

 

1 Kings 19:14, 18

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.

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 fortunate 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 needed 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