Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

There are certain things about Elijah’s life that seems puzzling. Firstly he appears to be someone who is intimate with God so much so that when his enemies are seeking for him they cannot find him. So when Obadiah met up with Elijah in 1Kings 18 he claims that he could not go to present himself to Ahab because when he delivers the message he would not be able to find him. This suggests that Elijah could somehow transport himself from one place to another at will. I believe that this is similar to the story of a Chinese brother, bother Yun. In his book the Heavenly Man, whilst imprisoned for preaching the gospel, he walked out of the prison through the front doors as if he was invisible. It would seem that when an individual commits their ways to the Lord the glory overshadowing an individual can shield them from the appearance of evil. It is apparent that Elijah was prone to mood swings (19:4) and wanted to die at one stage.  But this would not be his portion and I pray today that this will not be your portion as you trust the Lord. He had a mentee to prepare so that the work of the Lord could continue. My challenge to us today is this; do we have someone who is pouring into our lives so that we in turn can pour into someone else’s life? Let us remain in the glory zone so that when the enemy oppresses us we become invisible before their very eyes.

Read 1Kings 18:20-40