The Word of God speaks to us of God, who is both holy and loving. This
God calls for our response to His Word. In love, He calls us to come to
Him and receive His forgiveness. In holiness, He warns us that rebellion
leads to judgment (Isaiah 1:18-20). His Word gives us a glimpse of His
love and His holiness. The God of perfect love and perfect holiness
invites us to say, from the heart, “Let’s go to the mountain of the
Lord, to the House of the God of Jacob” (Isaiah 2:3). God’s blessing is
promised to those who will honour Him as their God - “Tell the righteous
that blessings will come to them” (Isaiah 3:10). Alongside this
promise, there is also the warning: “How horrible it will be for the
wicked! Disaster will strike them” (Isaiah 3:11).
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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