Today’s Bible Reading: 1 Kings 17; 1 Kings 18; 1 Kings 19; Colossians 2 (The Message)
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Today’s Bible Reading: 1 Kings 17; 1 Kings 18; 1 Kings 19; Colossians 2 (The Message)
1 Kings 17: 1 And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: “As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought—not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise.”
James 5:17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
I Kings 17 and 18 tell the great exploits of Elijah. Wow! These chapters are full of the stuff of great movies with drama, confrontation, blood, and special effects orchestrated by the God of the universe!
That Elijah was some guy!
But then we read in James 5:17: Elijah was a man just like us. Just like me?! But he accomplished so much, he did such amazing miracles!
Turns out it really wasn’t Elijah after all. It was God. And God can work through anybody—even a donkey. (Numbers 22)
If Elijah can do great things, why can’t I? I’m a human being, just like Elijah. I have the same God he had, so what keeps me from doing great exploits for God? James says Elijah prayed “earnestly.” He also says that the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
Father God, my prayers are often weak and faithless. Give me the heart to pray earnestly and fervently that my prayers might be as effective as Elijah’s.
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