"This is a revelation from the Lord ..." (Nahum 1:1). What a wonderful
start to this prophecy! "The Lord is patient and has great strength"
(Nahum 1:3). Where does such knowledge of God come from? It comes from
the revelation of God. It is revealed to us. It is the Word that comes
to us from the Lord. It is the Word that is given to us by the Lord.
"The Lord is good. He is a fortress in the day of trouble" (Nahum 1:7).
Do we come to this faith by way of our unaided reason? or Is such faith
given to us by the Lord? The way to faith is the way of revelation.
"What do you think about the Lord?" (Nahum 1:9). This is a challenging
question. True thoughts about the Lord are given to us by the Lord
Himself. Fake thoughts come from our own minds. We think that we know
God, until God comes to us and shows us that we are far from Him, and we
need to be saved by Him. We need to have our minds renewed by Him.
"This is what the Lord says" (Nahum 1:12). Learning to listen to the
Lord is more important than anything else.
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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