May 26, 2019, | Pastor Nathan Elms
1 Kings 19:8-12
• The Biblical definition of the word prophet is, "one who speaks for another".
• Elijah was pursuing a relationship with God in a nation that had turned away from God.
• Elijah understood that the mission of God was for the hearts of the people, Elijah was a man of courage for acting on it
• Elijah thought that he had won the hearts of the people after the showdown with the prophets of Bail, but Jezebel was not converted and vowed to kill him.
• Elijah began running in fear for his life & lost his composure. He then believed that even though God has done the miraculous among the people, their hearts would instead follow the heart of the culture, as Jezebel did.
• It is difficult to stay encouraged about our Godly mission when we see that the hearts of many people still follow the popular culture of the day.
• We are not a good judge of our successes or failures, concerning the mission that we were given.
• Although we have been chosen for a mission by God, we may not completely understand all that entails. Instead of always understanding, we are called to be faithful to our mission.
• The work of God is bigger than what we can do by ourselves. We can only continue including others to help us. We must impart our vision for others to take the mantle from us.
