Numbers 33:1-56; Proverbs 29:1-27; Luke 4:16-44
It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 1 Kings 19:4
Elijah was a great man of God who virtually single-handedly faced the forces of idol worship in Israel. Yet he reached a very low point, what we would probably call today a breakdown. He was so distraught that he wanted to die. In the midst of his anguish, he was reassured by God who gave him rest and food. He was given a divine purpose, to anoint kings and a prophet successor. He was reminded that he was not alone, as 7,000 in Israel had not bowed the knee to Baal. When we are desperate, let us come to the Lord and seek out the same things: physical necessities, a renewal of God’s purpose for our lives and Christian fellowship. —Paul Young
O troubled heart, be thou not afraid,
In the Lord thy God, let thy hope be stayed. —Fanny Crosby