Proof The Bible Is True

“Excellent food for thought in these troubling times.”  Admin

Have you ever been really discouraged? Have you ever sunk so deep into the depths of despair that you could see no way out? Have you lost perspective and feel like your problems are crashing down on you?

God’s miracle man, Elijah the prophet, felt that way. Ironically, the depression he experienced came after one of his greatest victories, when he faced off with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. As the Bible points out, “Elijah was as human as we are” (James 4:17 NLT).

In Elijah’s day, Israel was living in a state of rebellion against God. They were being ruled by the most wicked king in their history up to that point, King Ahab. The king and his wife, Jezebel, worshiped the false god Baal, the sun god, and Asherah, the goddess of sex and violence.

God raised up Elijah to throw down the gauntlet before Ahab and Jezebel, telling them there was a God who was paying attention to what they were doing, and it was not pleasing to him. One day Elijah walked into the court of Ahab and declared, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word” (1 Kings 17:1 NKJV). Then Elijah turned around and walked out.

I can just imagine King Ahab and Jezebel looking at each other and thinking, Where did this guy come from? How did he get past security? How dare he speak to us that way!

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