Where am I going?If you’re running on empty [Elijah] came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die.“I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than myancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. 1 Kings 19:4-5• Food for the journeyThe angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him andsaid, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got upand ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty daysand forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.1 Kings 19:7-8• Hiding placesThere he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word ofthe LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah? 1 Kings 19:9Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths,you are there. Psalm 139:7-8Can’t see what’s ahead?The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD,for the LORD is about to pass by.” 1 Kings 19:11a• Not in the wind, not in the earthquake, not in the fireAnd after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulledhis cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of thecave. 1 King 19:12b-13a• God knows where you are goingI will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counselyou with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8Refreshed and back on the journey…The LORD said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert ofDamascus. When you get there…anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholahto succeed you as prophet.” 1 Kings 19:15-16• Do as God desiresBe very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, makingthe most of every opportunity,because the days are evil. Therefore donot be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Ephesians 5:15-17• Finish wellSo Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He wasplowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfthpair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. Elisha thenleft his oxen and ran after Elijah…Then he set out to follow Elijah andbecame his servant. 1 Kings 19:19-21Jesus is your journey and your destination“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father exceptthrough me.” John 14:6“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to seemy glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before thecreation of the world.” John 17:24
