God of Elijah
Like Peter who saw the wind and became frightened and began to sink (Mt. 14:30),
Elijah also was afraid and ran for his life when Jezebel threatened to kill him (1 Kgs. 19:2-3).
It was Elijah, who obeyed the word of God and went to the brook Cherith (vv. 3, 5)
Even though he knew that the brook would dry up because there would be no rain in the land (v. 7)
As he told King Ahab “surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word” (v. 1),
And obeyed the word of God, “I have commanded a widow there to provide for you” (v. 9)
and went to Zarephath (v. 10) where he met a widow who only had a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar and who was going to eat and die after she prepared for her and her son (v. 12),
And witnessed God revived the life of the child (v. 22) when he cried out to God (v. 21)
who “became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him” (v. 17),
And told King Ahab, who tried to kill him (18:10),
“I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have” (v. 18),
And won the battle against the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah
on Mount Carmel (vv. 19-40),
And experienced a heavy shower (v. 45) when he crouched down on the earth, put his face between his knees (v. 42) and prayed to God persistently (v. 43),
But ran away after he heard the threatening message of Jezebel (19:2-3).
He went into the wilderness and sat down under a juniper tree and requested for himself
that he might die and fell asleep (vv. 4-5).
Then the angel touched him twice and said to Elijah “Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you” (vv. 5, 7).
So Elijah arose and ate and drank and went in the strength of that food 40 days and 40 nights to Horeb, the mountain of God (v. 8).
And there he experience God’s presence (vv. 9-18).
Eventually, God raised Elijah again and gave him a mission (v.v. 15-18).
The God of Elijah raises us again when we are weak and fall.
The God of Elijah is faithful God who fulfills His mission through His chosen servant.