Cgeneration devotional

Psalms‬ ‭56:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.”

Psalms‬ ‭103:11-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.”

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Elijah had just achieved very great victories in his life and ministry. However, right after the victory was a big challenge threatening to pull him down. How can we ensure we sustain our victories?

Elijah had given his word to Ahab that a rainstorm was coming. Yet when Elijah went up on mount Carmel to pray and he sent his servant to check whether there were any clouds, nothing had changed. He sent his servant out several times but still, the circumstances did not change. What should we do when we pray but the situation doesn’t seem to change?

What can we learn from Elijah?

James‬ ‭5:17-18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says

“Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.”

1 Kings‬ ‭18:38-39‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, “The Lord—he is God! Yes, the Lord is God!””

‭‭Hallelujah!

Isaiah‬ ‭45:20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says

““What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!”

You may have gods and idols and not even realise it! There are so many contemporary idols and we may not know when we get hooked on them.

Matthew‬ ‭13:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’”

1 Kings‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭MSG‬‬

“Elijah challenged the people: “How long are you going to sit on the fence? If God is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up your minds!” Nobody said a word; nobody made a move.”

Where do you stand? Are you still sitting on the fence or limping between two opinions? If Jesus is Lord, then follow him!‭‭

In 1 Kings 18:1, God sent Elijah as His representative to meet with Ahab. As Christians, God is daily sending us out as His representatives to the people we come in contact with daily so that we can reconcile them to Christ. How well are we representing Him?