The is the final part in a 9 part series that was preached at the
Glorious Church, RegionsBeyond Conference 2017 held in Mumbai.
To listen to the audio ( which is in English and Hindi) Please click here
1 kings 17
We can learn
lessons and be strengthened by the life of Elijah. I feel like I need to stir
the younger people.
As we saw
Elijah’s life, many said I want to be like him. Elijah who came from nowhere,
stood before the King with all authority of representing God. He declared that
there will be no rain in Israel. Then,
God sends him from the lime light to an isolated place. So much that for 3
years they couldn’t find him. It is th Steve Oere that he grows.
We live in a
world where we want things immediately. Waiting
is not in our culture anymore. But Elijah finds himself after the big
profile, just waiting before God.
Q. Do you want to sit before God and wait?
I know that on
the second morning I’ll be saying, what’s next? Elijah stood before God and so
he waited. He was patient. Years later in 1 Kings 17:8 the word of the Lord came to him- Arise and go to Zariapath.
At times, lonliness
must have consumed his life. When these words come, they’re refreshing. As we
go back to our churches, we are going back with his word. Now is the time to be patient and give ourselves to the purposes of
God. He commanded a widow. Widows love to feed people. But he is still
having to walk by faith.
The journey to
Zariapath would have been a long journey. In verse 10 he asked the widow
gathering sticks for some water and some food. Here the word is coming to life.
She is a very poor widow with only a handful of flour and very little oil.
As we go to our
churches we will face situations like this. But I know you’ll go back full of
faith. You will face situation like and know the hope that comes with hearing
God.
When I was in
Lesotho, building up the church there, we were looking for a church building.
There was an auction and I felt God saying go and bid. I bid for a building
with no money to pay for it. I came back home having to pay the money in a
couple of days. As I reached home, God spoke to someone else to give the exact
amount of money to me.
To grow in faith, follow God to the platform- to the
desert- to the widow. Don’t think that because
someone gets up to preach they don’t have to learn this. Elijah has to learn
faithfulness with the widow so that he could call forth the rain later. Do not fear. Go and do as you have said.
This conference
has been marked by 3 things:
1.
Identity- who we are. I’m leaving as a
different person. That means you’ve heard the word of God. Sit before God, take
note of what he had said. Say, Lord, don’t let me go back to where I was.
2.
Mandate- why are we gathered
3.
Continuing to work on our relationships with one another.
God wants to give us a double portion, to multiply it. It is a promise over us. We are entering a season of
multiplication. It’s going to happen through faith and obedience. We haven’t got enough flour. Our oil is
little. But the promise was massive. We
are going to go through a season of multiplication of gifting, grace and all
that makes us who we are. There is a double portion.
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