The Secret of Elijah That Every Believer Should Know

he Secret of Elijah that every believer should know number one the prophet who

faced discouragement and exhaustion imagine a man who witnessed and performed some of the most impressive

Miracles recorded in the Bible this man is Elijah the prophet of the Northern

Kingdom of Israel however even the most dedicated Servants of God Can Face discouragement and exhaustion allowing

their circumstances to suffocate their daily confidence in God after witnessing

and executing extraordinary Feats Elijah succumbed to depression and fear Jezebel

enraged by his actions threatened his life in Kings we read Ahab told

Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets of B with the sword so Jezebel sent a

messenger to Elijah saying May the gods deal with me be it ever so severely if

by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them Elijah was afraid and ran for his life when he came

to B Sheeba in Judah he left his servant there ahab’s report to Jezebel detailed

all of Elijah’s Deeds the champion who challenged ba Worship in Israel Jezebel

who held these priests in high regard and supported them with the Royal treasury was extremely shocked to learn

of their deaths even after the great confrontation on Mount Carmel

where Elijah demonstrated the power of God he found himself overcome with Terror at Jezebel’s threats in Jezebel’s

household her response was far from what Elijah expected instead of accepting

defeat and acknowledging the power of Yahweh Jezebel made a promise to kill Elijah within hours in retaliation for

exposing the falsehood of Bal worship and glorifying Yahweh her stubbornness

and refusal to accept the truth highlight the dangers of Blind Faith and the importance of critical thinking

Elijah had high hopes that the miraculous events on Mount Carmel would lead to the conversion of the entire

court and even the country however things did not go as he had planned leaving him deeply

discouraged we read in Kings when he saw that he arose and ran

for his life and went to BBA which belongs to Judah and left his servant

there the situation raises the question of whether Elijah’s flight was the

result of divine intervention or not while it is evident that God helped

protect Elijah it is unclear whether God’s intention was to protect him in Jezreel or to remove him from there

Elijah traveled approximately km South to BBA in search of safety Jezebel

may not have truly desired Elijah’s death but rather sought to discredit him and his God in front of the new converts

although Elijah had achieved a significant Victory by executing the prophets of ba this also made him