“Wait for the Lord, and He will save you...
The Lord is the One who directs a person’s steps” (Proverbs 20:22,24).
The Lord saves and keeps: “The victory belongs to the Lord” (Proverbs
21:31). Saving and keeping us, as He leads along the pathway of
discipleship, the Lord brings us to our final victory. This is the great
triumph, described in the jubilant words of 1 Corinthians 15:58 -
“Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
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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