“The heavens declare
the glory of God ...” (Psalm 19:1). In God’s creation, we see His
glory. “The teachings of the Lord are perfect. They renew the soul”
(Psalm 19:7). He reveals Himself to us through His Word. We make our
response to Him, as we worship Him - “We will joyfully sing about Your
victory ... The Lord will give victory to His anointed king ...We will
boast in the Name of the Lord our God” (Psalm 20:5-7). “Arise, O Lord,
in Your strength. We will sing and make music to praise Your power”
(Psalm 21:13). “Through the mercy of the Most High, we will not be
moved” (Psalm 22:7).
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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