1 John‬ ‭5:21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.”

Romans‬ ‭11:29‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.”

Elijah let his emotions get the best of him and he abandoned the place where God sent him to. But what is God going to do about this? Is He going to destroy Elijah, or reject him as His prophet or what exactly is God going to do with him? It’s comforting to know that God judges us by the motives of our hearts.

1 Kings‬ ‭19:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ :’’There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?””

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Sometimes God asks questions that the answers are pretty obvious to Him. So why does He ask such questions?

Isaiah‬ ‭55:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

““My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”

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.”