2009-09-13 – Jesse Jenkins – Lessons from Elijah, Part 5
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Lessons from Elijah, Part 5
By Jesse Jenkins
Benchley, September 13, 2009
- From triumph to defeat
- Failure of God’s people is scattered over the pages of God’s word.
- This shows two grand features of God and His word:
- An impartial God wrote the book.
- The God who wrote the Bible is a God of grace.
- Elijah depressed
- Jezebel put out a contract on his life.
- He fled to Beersheba (about 120 miles).
- “I alone am left.”
- “I quit.”
- Consider Elijah’s extremes.
- Victory on Mt. Carmel.
- Running for his life.
- Two causes of Elijah’s depressed state.
- First:? took his eye off God.
- His courage had never been his own; he was strong when he looked to God.
- Second:? he was emotionally drained and weary and felt self pity.
- First:? took his eye off God.
- God’s mercy toward Elijah.
- God’s angel gave him food.
- His rest, his food, and his journey.
- The Lord’s question; Elijah’s answer.
- God answered Elijah’s needs.
- God was telling Elijah that He did not need the wind or the earthquake.? His word was sufficient.
- God still had work for Elijah to do.
- God was going to give Elijah a successor.
