Think about a fire drill. Do you think that all the details and practices were a waste of time? Anyone who hasescaped alive from a fire probably doesn’t feel that way about having a well-rehearsed plan to avoid disaster.Let’s continue to visualize Nehemia

Living with people you don’t know very well is not easy. Asking for favors from people you don’t know very well is even harder. Our story this week demonstrates how God gives us the power to serve Him and witness for Him no matter how difficult it may be.

Have you ever felt that you had messed up so badly that things would never be the same again? Did you wonder if there was any hope for the future? Elijah ran from God, asked to die, but ended up going to heaven in special transportation sent just for him.

Have you ever prayed for something and not gotten an answer right away? That happened to Elijah right after he had experienced an instant answer to prayer—when fire came down from heaven on Mount Carmel. This time, however, he prayed seven times before he

Have you ever stood next to a busy highway or a building site where there were lots of noisy machines? How easy was it to talk to someone? Did you need to shout or whis- per? Elijah discovered God’s power in both the powerful, loud events and the still, q

Have you ever had questions about something and then had it proved to you beyond the shadow of a doubt?That’s exactly what God did for the people of Israel, to turn their hearts back to worshipping Him.

What is the longest time you can remember without rain? A week? A month? A couple of months? A year?Close your eyes and imagine what it would be like if no rain came for three years. That is just the situation thatthe people of Israel were facing in the d

Who is your favorite relative? Why is that person special to you? What common interests do you have? What is your favorite memory of that person?

Did you ever have a bad habit that you wished you could break? Did you notice that the more you thought about it, the more it seemed to control you? You may have already discovered that once you admitted to God that you couldn’t handle it by yourself, He

Think of a time a tough situation made you wonder how much God loved you. Maybe it was a hard time at school or in your own home. Joshua faced a rather large problem too.