This verse of the Bible has made me know that as a Christian What Ever we ask from GOD he will surely answer urs, if a man of God like Elijah prayed for good seven times b4 GOD answerd him. we as a Christian should lean never to give up in prayers.
Obadiah spent all his life time savings in addition to his own income from land & cattle to feed 100 prophets for 3 years with bread and water. In the present scenario a dollar per person a day is spent, Obadiah spent $109,500. 'O' What a great sacrifice!
I strongly believe that Elijah speaks to us as Christians today that our Father is light and there's no two ways about it.You cannot serve God and the devil.God says here that He's is a God who's all powerful and mighty.There's no other name but the name of Jesus by which man can be saved.Elijah is the modern day prophets in the church who's put to shame and silenced by Jezebel controlling spirits who want things done their way and not God's way.They lean on their flesh because of Pride and they don't depend on the Holy Spirit.God bless.
thanks be to God: this chapter has lifted me to another level that God will hide me just the way obadiah hide Gods people in the cave somewhere save and God will feed me always and jazebel will never see me.The Lord will make jazebel wonder up and dowm praise be to God
By strength shall no man prevail. Man's strength is limiting but with God, all things are possible. A day of favour from God is more than a thousand years of man's labour! I receive grace for uncommon speed in Jesus' name!
v.21 Riding the fence. The Israelites of old did not abandon GOD. They wanted their cake to eat too. They wanted to assimilate the ALMIGHTY with baal who is none other but Lucifer and his world.
GOD is a jealous GOD and he will not have any part time lovers, see Exodous 20:5. "you cannot serve GOD and mammon" you will always end up despising one one "side of the triangle". There is no need to lie to yourself- Psalms 15:2
What will it be? Christ or Barrabas? GOD'S "well done" or the world's pat onthe back?
What will GOD do to such in-the-name-only-christians who want to hold hands with the world? He will vomit you out of his mouth-Revelations 3:15 and then tell you to depart from HIM,that he never knew you- Matthew 25:41
"Come now let us reason together,saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet,they shall be white as snow;though they be red as crimson,they shall be as wool.
There had been a drought in the land. Just as there is a drought in the church today. I believe this is a prophecy to the church concerning the last days and the end time ministry of the church. Rain always represents the Holy Spirit. I believe the prophet saw the fivefold ministry returning to the Church. If you notice the King James Version says a cloud LIKE, not the size of, a man�s hand. I have seen Rain clouds over the Gulf that appeared like the palm of a hand with fingers reaching down to the sea. The prophet saw 5 fingers representing the 5 fold ministry. The sea always represents people; and in this case, God�s people, the church. Something to think about.
Serving God most of the times will require us to stand alone, swimming against the tide. Elijah went against public opinion (popular opinion), standing alone to face 450 prophets of Baal. It is a great virtue we should all pray for grace to have.
The number seven stands for completion. Elijah has just completely destroyed the prophets of Baal, and has told the servant to go look to the sea seven times. On the seventh time, he is to tell Ahab to get on his chariot, �that the rain stop thee not�. The Lord is using Elijah to turn the hearts of the children of Israel away from idolatry, to worship the Lord God of their fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel.
Halelujah. He is JEHOVAH who answers by fire. a true and living GOD. He hears the cry of His Children and sees the pain they go through. Surely He answers by fire!
As worshipers of the Living God, we are not going to struggle in prayer like the worshipers of Baal(dead god) who prayed from morning until sunset and even had to cut themselves with knives, but no answer came.God will hear us and answer us by FIRE when we call on him in a short while like he did in the case of Elijah.
Praise be to the Almighty Jehovah who answers by fire. When you praise Him and obey Him he will answer your prayers by fire. And when you disobey Him he will punish you by fire.
Standing Firm on God's Word, through the manifistation of his Blessings. This thought comes to my mind after I read this chapter. Elijah, knew The Lord, He knew God would not let him down, he even talked trash, (made me laugh), he knew there is only One God, and he knew, it was a matter of time, when false Gods, Prophets, Priests and anyone else who minister Gods Word falsely would be made a fool of and die. God's Word the Bible, is beautiful, but to those who is just making money off of it, they, should be afraid.
This verse is an example of JUDGEMENT DAY..who OR what are THE STONES...THE WOOD... WHO is the dust? what about the water?..I PRAY TO GOD that your spiritual eyes be OPEN!!!!PRAISE GOD..the Creator of Heaven and Earth..
GOD is a jealous GOD and he will not have any part time lovers, see Exodous 20:5. "you cannot serve GOD and mammon" you will always end up despising one one "side of the triangle". There is no need to lie to yourself- Psalms 15:2
What will it be? Christ or Barrabas? GOD'S "well done" or the world's pat onthe back?
What will GOD do to such in-the-name-only-christians who want to hold hands with the world? He will vomit you out of his mouth-Revelations 3:15 and then tell you to depart from HIM,that he never knew you- Matthew 25:41
"Come now let us reason together,saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet,they shall be white as snow;though they be red as crimson,they shall be as wool.
As worshipers of the Living God, we are not going to struggle in prayer like the worshipers of Baal(dead god) who prayed from morning until sunset and even had to cut themselves with knives, but no answer came.God will hear us and answer us by FIRE when we call on him in a short while like he did in the case of Elijah.