Out
of a situation of great distress, the Psalmist prays to the Lord: “O
God, out of the greatness of Your mercy, answer me with the truth of
Your salvation” (Psalm 69:13). “Answer me, O Lord, because Your mercy is
good. Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me” (Psalm 69:16). “Let
Your saving power protect me, O God” (Psalm 69:29). When God answers
our prayer for salvation, this is cause for much praise and
thanksgiving: “I want to praise the Name of God with a song. I want to
praise its greatness with a song of thanksgiving” (Psalm 69:30). “Let
heaven and earth, the seas and everything that moves in them, praise
Him” (Psalm 69:34).
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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