Two-Minute Manna

Elijah means “Jehovah is my God.” Tishbite means “stranger.” Gilead is a rocky, rugged region that reaches heat of 120 degrees. This man of God from the rugged desert bursts on the scene and goes into the court of Ahab, saying, “The Lord God of Israel lives.” Why did he say this? Because the kings of Israel thought God had died. That’s why they turned to Baal, Ashteroth, and Mammon.

Proverbs 28:1 tells us that the righteous shall be as bold as a lion. Elijah was a lion-like man. In fact, all of the bold men of Scripture spent time in the desert. Paul spent three years. Moses spent forty years. David spent numerous years in the wilderness running from Saul. Are you in a desert experience tonight? Has it been four years or even forty years? Take heart, saint. You’re being prepared and molded to be bold for the Kingdom.

Here were Ahab and Jezebel worshipping Baal, the god of rain, when Elijah burst in, saying, “The Lord lives and there won’t be any rain.”

As far as we know, Elijah wasn’t commanded to do this. What gave him the audacity to make such a statement? First, he had a heart for God. He knew God’s name was being blasphemed, or at best, ignored. Second, he knew the history of God. Deuteronomy 11 says if the people turned away from God and served idols, God would shut up the heavens. Third, Elijah was heard by God, for James tells us he prayed (5:17). So too, if we have a heart for God, know the history of God, and are being heard by God in prayer, we can move in great faith - and things will happen in our lives.