The prayer of a righteous man is that it would not rain ... … · "The prayer of a righteous man...
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Transcript of The prayer of a righteous man is that it would not rain ... … · "The prayer of a righteous man...
"Theprayerofarighteousmanispowerfulandeffec8ve,Elijahwasamanjustlikeus.Heprayedearnestlythatitwouldnotrain,anditdidnotrainonthelandforthreeandahalf
years.”
James5:16-17
"AhabdidmoreevilintheeyesoftheLORDthananyofthosebeforehim."
1Kings16:30
"TherewasneveramanlikeAhabwhosoldhimselftodoevilintheeyesofthe
LordurgedonbyJezebelhiswife."1Kings21:25
“'Howlongwillyouwaverbetweentwoopinions?IftheLORDisGod,
followhim;butifBaalisGod,followhim.'Butthepeoplesaidnothing.”
1Kings18:21
NowAhabtoldJezebeleverythingElijahhaddoneandhowhehadkilledalltheprophetswiththesword.(actuallythepeoplehad)SoJezebelsentamessengertoElijahtosay,“Maythegodsdealwithme,beiteversoseverely,ifbythis8metomorrowIdonotmakeyourlifelikethatofoneofthem.”Elijahwasafraidandranforhislife.WhenhecametoBeershebainJudah,heleahisservantthere,whilehehimselfwentaday’sjourneyintothedesert.Hecametoabroomtree,satdownunderitandprayedthathemightdie.“Ihavehadenough,LORD,”hesaid.“Takemylife;Iamnobecerthanmyancestors.”Thenhelaydownunderthetreeandfellasleep.Allatonceanangeltouchedhimandsaid,“Getupandeat.”Helookedaround,andtherebyhisheadwasacakeofbreadbakedoverhotcoals,andajarofwater.Heateanddrankandthenlaydownagain.
1Kings19:1-6
TheangeloftheLORDcamebackasecond8meandtouchedhimandsaid,“Getupandeat,forthejourneyistoomuchforyou.”Sohegotupandateanddrank.Strengthenedbythatfood,hetraveledfortydaysandfortynightsun8lhereachedHoreb,themountainofGod.Therehewentintoacaveandspentthenight.AndthewordoftheLORDcametohim:“Whatareyoudoinghere,Elijah?”Hereplied,“IhavebeenveryzealousfortheLORDGodAlmighty.TheIsraeliteshaverejectedyourcovenant,brokendownyouraltars,andputyourprophetstodeathwiththesword.Iamtheonlyonelea,andnowtheyaretryingtokillmetoo.”TheLORDsaid,“GooutandstandonthemountaininthepresenceoftheLORD,fortheLORDisabouttopassby.”Thenagreatandpowerfulwindtorethemountains
apartandshaceredtherocksbeforetheLORD,buttheLORDwasnotinthewind.Aaerthewindtherewasanearthquake,buttheLORDwasnotintheearthquake.Aaertheearthquakecameafire,buttheLORDwasnotinthefire.Andaaerthefirecameagentlewhisper.WhenElijahheardit,hepulledhiscloakoverhisfaceandwentoutandstoodatthemouthofthecave.Thenavoicesaidtohim,“Whatareyoudoinghere,Elijah?”Hereplied,“IhavebeenveryzealousfortheLORDGodAlmighty.TheIsraeliteshaverejectedyourcovenant,brokendownyour
altars,andputyourprophetstodeathwiththesword.Iamtheonlyonelea,andnowtheyaretryingtokillmetoo.”
1Kings19:7-14
1.Payacen8ontothephysical"you."
Invainyouriseearlyandstayuplate,toilingforfoodtoeat—forhe
grantssleeptothoseheloves.
Psalm127:2
Aman’sownfollyruinshislife,yethisheartragesagainsttheLORD.
Proverbs19:3
2.Honestemo8onsareimportant...butgoodthinkingis
essen8al.
“Whatareyoudoinghere,Elijah?”Hereplied,“IhavebeenveryzealousfortheLORDGodAlmighty.TheIsraeliteshave
rejectedyourcovenant,brokendownyouraltars,andputyourprophetstodeathwiththesword.Iamtheonlyonelea,andnow
theyaretryingtokillmetoo.”
1Kings19:13-14
TheLORDsaidtohim,“Gobackthewayyoucame,andgototheDesertofDamascus.Whenyougetthere,anointHazaelkingoverAram.Also,anointJehukingoverIsrael,andanointElishatosucceedyouasprophet.JehuwillputtodeathanywhoescapetheswordofHazael,andElishawillputtodeathanywhoescapetheswordofJehu.YetI
reserveseventhousandinIsrael—allwhosekneeshavenotboweddowntoBaalandallwhose
mouthshavenotkissedhim.”
1Kings19:15-18
1.Behonestwithwhatyoufeel,butpreparetohaveyourthinkingcorrected.
2.Whenyourthinkingiscorrected...be
preparedforyourfeelingstochangeaswell.
3.IfyouonlywantGodtotellyouwhatyouwanttohear...thenitisunlikelyyouwillhear
fromGod.
3.Wemustmake"space"inourlivesifwewanttohearfromGod.
TheLORDsaid,“GooutandstandonthemountaininthepresenceoftheLORD,fortheLORDisabouttopassby.”ThenagreatandpowerfulwindtorethemountainsapartandshaceredtherocksbeforetheLORD,buttheLORD
wasnotinthewind.Aaerthewindtherewasanearthquake,buttheLORDwasnotintheearthquake.Aaertheearthquakecameafire,buttheLORDwasnotinthefire.Andaaerthefirecameagentlewhisper.WhenElijahheardit,hepulledhiscloakoverhisfaceandwentoutandstoodatthemouthofthecave.Thenavoicesaidtohim,
“Whatareyoudoinghere,Elijah?”
1Kings19:11-13
Weallhave8meforwhatwemostvalue...howvaluableistoyoutohearfromGodspeakingtoyouaboutyour
life?
“Bes8ll,andknowthatIamGod;Iwillbeexaltedamongthena8ons,I
willbeexaltedintheearth.”
Psa.46:10
Whatwecall"guilt"
1.Therealityofhavingsinned
2.Theemo8onalresponsetoafalsesenseofhavingdonewrong
3.Thefeelingofbeingchallengedandnotwan8ngtorespondac8velytothe
challenge.
4."Righteousness"opensuppowerful,effec8vepraying.
"Theprayerofarighteousmanis
powerfulandeffec8ve,Elijahwasamanjustlikeus.Heprayedearnestlythatitwouldnotrain,anditdidnotrainonthe
landforthreeandahalfyears."
James5:16,17
Wedonotearnrighteousnessthroughobediencebutwedolivein
itthroughobedience.
Ifanyofyoulackswisdom,heshouldaskGod,whogivesgenerouslytoallwithout
findingfault,anditwillbegiventohim.Butwhenheasks,hemustbelieveandnotdoubt,becausehewhodoubtsislikeawaveofthesea,blownandtossedbythewind.Thatmanshouldnotthinkhewillreceiveanythingfrom
theLord;heisadouble-mindedman,unstableinallhedoes.
James1:5-6
Thedouble-mindedmanisundecidedastowhetherGodistobetrustedor
not.
“Howlongwillyouwaverbetweentwoopinions?IftheLORDisGod,
followhim;butifBaalisGod,followhim.Butthepeoplesaidnothing.”
1Kings18:21
Thefactsoffaith,notyourownfeelingsoffaith,mustsetthecourse
ofyourlife...andyourpraying.
