“God is known in Judah. His name is great in
Israel ... What god is as great as our God” (Psalm 76:1; Psalm 77:13).
God is great. He’s greater than we can put into words, or even imagine.
As we think of the greatness of God, we worship Him, singing, “How great
Thou art”, “Great is Thy faithfulness.” To the Lord be all glory for
all that He is, all that He has done for us, and all that He says to us.
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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