July 20, 2022
Wednesday

Finding New Strength
John 14:27

3  And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to
Judah, and left his servant there.”
1 Kings 19:3

In most instances, law enforcement officials recommend running rather than fighting if one
is attacked. They say that from a safety perspective, it’s better to run after giving up a
wallet or purse—and stay alive—than to fight and possibly suffer a terrible outcome

The prophet Elijah ran for his life on one occasion. He incurred the wrath of Jezebel, wife of
King Ahab of Israel, after slaying her pagan prophets at the brook Kishon. When Jezebel
heard this, she put out a death warrant on God’s prophet. When Elijah discovered this, he
“ran for his life.” Elijah was exhausted from his contest with the false prophets; he was
alone; he hadn’t eaten; he was disappointed with his ministry in Israel. In other words, he
was a perfect candidate for fear. In that sense, Elijah was a lot like us. We can find
ourselves overwhelmed with life at times and experience a desire to run.
 
Regardless of our fears, we can count on God to speak to us and comfort us—just as He did
to Elijah (1 Kings 19:11-16)—and send us back to our tasks with new strength.

A point to ponder…

Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary person for some sort of an
extraordinary destiny.
C. S. Lewis

Read the Bible through in a year
Proverbs 22-23
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