Ahab

Draw Near

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‘Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.’ James 4:8

Along with all the prophets Elijah led a prayer-filled life. In 1 Kings 17 we read of him in conversation with God and then proclaiming ‘In the name of the God, the living God of israel whom I serve……’ as he tells Ahab there will be no rain for two or three years. He then obeyed the Lord’s command and went to the brook at Cherith. He was still communicating with God as he went even further to the town of Zarephath. Elijah was a man of wisdom and discerning but not enough to survive the drought without God’s help.

In the following chapters we read of Elijah confronting the prophets of Baal. These prophets could do some magic but had no power compared with the power of God and it was on this power and God that Elijah depended. Verse after verse we read of this man of God communing with Him. In later chapters we read of Elijah fleeing from Ahab and hiding in the wilderness. It is there that God comes to him in for the form of a still, small voice. Heavenly communication is never broken.

Today we have our own Ahab and prophets of Baal to contend with. God is still willing and anxious to talk with us. We only need to be willing to listen.

Draw Near

Carol Purves Carol's Blog , ,

‘Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.’ James 4:8

Along with all the prophets, Elijah led a prayer-filled life. In 1 Kings 17 we read of him in conversation with God as he proclaims ‘In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel , whom I serve,’ as he tells Ahab there will be no rain for two or three years. He then obeyed the Lord’s command and went to the brook of Cherith. He was still communicating with God when he went to the town of Zarephath. Elijah had great wisdom but not enough power to survive the drought. He needed to talk to God about it.

In the following chapters we read of Elijah confronting the prophets of Baal. Those prophets had power but nothing compared to Elijah’s God and it was on this God that Elijah depended. Verse after verse we read of him talking to God. Then in further chapters we read of him fleeing from Ahab and hiding in the wilderness. It is there that God comes to him in the form of a still small voice

Heavenly communication is not broken for this prophet of God. Today we have our own Ahab and prophets of Baal to contend with. God is still willing and anxious to be in communication with us. We only need to be willing ourselves.