Elijah was emerging from a wonderful victory for God. Yet, his faith is weak. After his victory over the prophets of Baal —the heavens opened and the rains fell on Israel—Ahab’s wife, Jezebel, was very upset. She vowed to have Elijah killed. And when Elijah got word of Jezebel’s threat, his faith got weak. He got up from where he was and he ran for his life. He and his servant ran away 50 miles from Jerusalem to Beersheba. He left his servant there and went out another 25 miles into the desert, by himself. And there, he said to God, “I’ve had enough. Take away my life.”
Have you ever felt like that? Have you ever felt like giving up? Have you ever felt like God has let you down? When things get that way, we’ve must be still and know that God is still God.
Elijah prayed for God to take him out of this world, and then laid down to sleep. But before he could rest, God’s angel came to Elijah and fed him, and directed him to leave from where he was and travel to Mount Horeb, 170 miles away. And once Elijah got to Horeb—40 days later—he went up the mountain and into a cave and camped there.
Horeb was the mountain of God. Horeb was also known as Mount Sinai, the mountain upon which Moses settled to receive God’s law. In leading Elijah from Jerusalem to Horeb, God was actually ushering Elijah into His presence because Elijah was in need of revival.
At Horeb, God appeared to Elijah and asked him: “What are you doing here? I know what Jezebel said, but Jezebel is under My authority. She may sit high for a little while, but in My own time and in My own way, I’m going to deal with Jezebel. In the meantime, Elijah, don’t you quit.”
If you’re at a place where your faith is weak, God is asking, “What are you doing here?”
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