When Faith Gives Way to Fear

“And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.  Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying ‘So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow...

When the Fire Falls

“Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust and licked up the water that was in the trench.  And, when the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, ‘The Lord, He is the God!  The Lord, He is the...

When Facing Insurmountable Odds

“And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah, the prophet, came near and said, ‘Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and of Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and that I have done all...

The Dangers And Delights of Obedience

“And he cried unto the Lord and said, ‘O Lord, my God, have You also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?’  And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried unto the Lord and said, ‘O Lord, my God, I pray You, let this...

Seeking Him With the Whole Heart

“Blessed are they that keep His Testimonies and that seek Him with the whole heart.” Psalm 119:2 Nothing hidden, nothing held back. That’s what it means to “seek Him with the whole heart.”  And, that should be the desire and quest of every one of us, shouldn’t it,...