Have you ever prayed and asked God for something you did not know you were capable of. A prayer if God answered would stretch you like you have never been stretched before spiritually. This is the kind of request that Elisha put forth in response to Elijah’s question. 9 When they came to the other side, …
In the world in which we live, the enemy likes to make us believe that God is not at work around us. The whole idea is to discourage us because our enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy. Elijah, the prophet, thought he was the only one who had not bowed his knee to the …
Have you ever had to listen very intently because the person speaking had a very soft voice? When this happens, the listener has to be more focused tuning out other noises in the environment. In our story today, Elijah the prophet was looking for God to speak to him, but not in the way he …
Have you ever had someone ask you a question that made you think about what you are doing? Many times in the Bible, the Lord asks a question instead of telling people things. Here are two examples of Jesus asking a question. Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? …
Elijah just had a mountain top experience, but then dropped into a valley of despair. How does God treat us when we get discouraged? Listen to Elijah’s journey to get insight into your own spiritual journey. 1 Kings 19:1-8.
As a child I grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and I can remember driving through the fields with my parents on nice summer days looking at the crops. With the right amount of rainfall and the right temperatures the crops would always look fantastic. As we drove along my parents would say, “We …
Do you know that God has ministering spirits that assist mankind along their spiritual journey? They are called angels. Hebrews 1:14 says, “ Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” Those who will inherit salvation have ministering taking place around them in the form of angels that they …
People love to have mountain top experiences. They are uplifting, encouraging, and faith building, but it is difficult to live on a mountain top. Maybe you have had a mountain top experience but found out the valley was just ahead. In our story, Elijah had a great mountain top experience when the Lord used him …
Imagine that the most important being in the Universe wants to talk to you. There is no one in all of creation that is more interested in you than He is. We can talk to Him anytime we want and for as long as we want. You don’t need a special phone, or an appointment …
In our story of Elijah from 1 Kings 18:38 – 39 God intervenes in a dramatic style. The Lord God sends fire down from heaven to consume the sacrifice, the wood, and the stones, and even licked up the water in the trench. The people then call out “The Lord is God.” The longer I …