In Proverbs 22 - 24, we learn about promise and danger.
At every stage in our journey through life, there is both promise and
danger - the promise of God’s blessing to those who keep Him at the
centre of their life, the danger of coming under God’s judgment when we
ignore His way and go the way of the world. This kind of instruction,
combining both promise and warning, is important. It teaches us about
both the way we are to take and the way we are to avoid, what we are to
be and what we are not to be, how we are to live and how we are not to
live.
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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