A Word of warning for
God's people: "The one who will scatter you is coming to attack you.
Guard your fortress! Keep a lookout on the road! Prepare for battle! Be
very courageous!" (Nahum 2:1). A promise of victory for God's people:
"The Lord will restore Jacob's glory like Israel's glory, although
enemies have looted it and have destroyed its vines" (Nahum 2:2). We
read the Old Testament prophets. It seems to us that their world is very
different from our world. There are, however, spiritual principles
which remain constant for every nation and every generation. The Lord
comes to us in our conflict. He leads us on to His victory.
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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