A
reminder for today
Then
the LORD gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and
ran ahead of Ahab's chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel. (1 Kings
18:46)
You might want to read that again. Yes, it is correct.
Elijah tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot. God gave
special strength to Elijah so that he was able to do this. There are a few
things we need to reflect on as we read this verse. Firstly Elijah would have
been exhausted after the events of that day. Secondly he ran, this shows that
even though he was able to these amazing things, he remained humble and finally
he ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot displaying that he did not look at the kings as
a bad person but only his deeds that were wrong. Elijah showed his commitment
to the king even though Ahab had thought them to be adversaries.
My dear friend, we are too quick to underestimate the
power of the Holy Spirit. When I read this verse I saw Saul prophesising, I saw
David dancing and I saw Samson taking on an entire army and Moses standing in
front of Pharaoh. I see you standing and facing all the obstacles that the
world can possibly throw in your way. You
know, we can so easily be influenced by this world and the people that the
enemy uses to turn our eyes away from God. It is time that we must turn our
focus back to God so that we can be impressed by God and His awesome grace
again. With God, nothing anybody in this world does would ever impress me. I have
seen the power of the Spirit too many times lift me up and placing me high
above any of the concerns of this world. And just as God always rescues me, He
will most certainly always rescue you.
Come with me today as we run out ahead of this world and
allow God to show His power through us.
Have and awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
