Let the Bible Speak

Before Elijah went to heaven, he spent his last days listening to the word God. Right up to the point God brought His servant to heaven, Elijah desired to hear God’s word. Therefore, Christian until the Lord calls you to heaven listen to the word of God, hear the word of God as it is preached.

King Ahaziah having send his messengers in search of a false, instead were met by Elijah the man of God. The message sent back to King Ahaziah was that he would die due to his sins and evil ways. King Ahaziah refused to trust in Christ for life, and as a result died in his sin, to be judged in hell for all eternity.

King Ahaziah was sick and restricted to his bed, he wanted to know if he would recover of his sickness. His response was to send his messenger to seek a false god, man made idol and pray to it asking such a question. King Ahaziah did not seek the Lord who is the creator and Judge of all people, and the Saviour of all who trust in Him. A true response must be to seek the Lord for His forgiveness.

King Ahaziah was sick and restricted to his bed. He wanted to know if he would recover. However, as he walked in the evil ways of his father Ahab he died in his sin.

Elijah delivered the Lord’s message to King Ahab that in the days of his son Ahaziah, God will bring his wicked reign to an end resulting in the death of Ahaziah. The message to Ahaziah was thou shalt surely die. Ahaziah died in sin and cast into eternal hell. How important to receive eternal life offered by Christ.

King Ahab died as he lived without faith in Christ. The message was delivered he would die in battle and he did. None can escape death but all can be prepared for death by trusting Christ as the only Saviour of sinners, to reject to great salvation is to perish.

King Ahab deceived himself into thinking that outward expressions would give favour with God. Ahab followed and served his false idols and refused to confess Jehovah the only true and living Saviour.

King Ahab performed many deeds that gave the impression he humbled himself before God, however in examining his life, Ahab still rejected Jehovah as the only true and living Saviour. He followed his idols.

King Ahab gave the impression that he has turned from sin by performing certain signs used by other sin the Bibel to symbolise a Turing from sim. However, Ahab’s impression was false because it was outward show, there was no inward change of the gospel. Ahab denied the gospel.

Elijah was persecuted for proclaiming that God is the only true God. All who are saved by grace will be persecuted for identifying with Jesus Christ.

Elijah felt he was the only believer who was standing for the Lord. However, the Lord encouraged him with the news that there were 7,000 others in the land who also followed Jehovah as the true and living God.

The prophet Elijah felt defeated because it seemed Jezebel’s anger intensified. Elijah felt his ministry was of no value. However, God calls his people to faithfulness.

Elijah once had a zeal for the name of the Lord and lived to honour him. But he allowed Jezebel’s cruel words to play on his mind, and he became discouraged.

The Lord challenged Elijah as to why he was dwelling in a cave when he had been called to service. Elijah allowed distractions and discouragements as the reason to remain in the cave instead of going forward for God.

From the victory and blessing of Mt Carmal to the valley of despair as Jezreel, Elijah’s situation had changed. His life was now in danger as Jezebel demanded his life, as the worship to Baal was exposed as false worship. Elijah for a moment focus more on Jezebel’s plan, instead of the KING of Kings power. Likewise, believer, our situation will change at some point, we must keep our mind focused upon the Lord and His great power to give help, comfort and victory when that change takes place.