Jun 14: 1 Kings 19:9-16
Key Verse: 1 Kings 19:16
Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet.
Devotion:
Sometimes God just needs you to take a step back and wait for a bit… We get caught up in doing what we think God wants and we get caught up in all the ‘good’ things we can do to try and convince people God cares for them… Sometimes God wants us to stop and wait for the right moment before He gives us instructions for what comes next.
Elijah got to thinking the world was working against him because he was alone in standing up for God. We may well be feeling like that nowadays with the world carrying on as if God does not exist, fighting and doing terrible things to each other just to try and make sure they get the best from life without a care for others.
Whilst we can show people a new side of life by living the life God wants us to live, we can get caught up in living through things without listening to what God needs us to be doing. When we do that, we may find we seem to be fighting a fight alone like Elijah was feeling during this time.
What we need to take from these verses is the knowledge God does not leave us alone, even during the most dire times in our lives. What we do need to do is to try and listen to Him more and try to give Him more control in the plans we have in life. He alone knows what is truly best for us and He will guide us when we are willing to stop and listen...
Points to Ponder:
Do you get too caught up in life to listen to God?
Will you stop for a bit and just listen?