Blessed by the God of love,
called to be “His people, the flock of His pasture”we “praise” Him and
“give thanks” to Him (Psalm 79:13). He is our “Shepherd” (Psalm 80:1).
He restores our soul. He leads us in the paths of righteousness for His
Name’s sake (Psalm 23). He is “our Strength.” In Him, we rejoice with
true happiness (Psalm 81:1). “All the nations” belong to the Lord (Psalm
82:8). He is “the Most High God of the whole earth” (Psalm 83:18).
Those who know the Lord as their Shepherd and their Strength, the One
who “saves” (Psalm 80:19) and “satisfies” (Psalm 81:16), are to pray and
work, with the goal of bringing others to the knowledge of Him.
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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