Opposition

ELIJAH: COURAGE UNDER FIRE

Opposition

1 Kings 17:1-6

Let God’s Word Do the Work

1. Let the Word of God

1 Kings 16:30 (NIV) — Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him.

1 Samuel 3:1 (NIV) — . . . the word of the Lord was rare . . .

Amos 8:11 (NIV) — . . . but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

Revelation 3:17 (NIV) — But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.

2. Let the Word of God

1 Kings 17:1 (NIV) — Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”

Romans 8:1 (NIV) — Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus . . .

3. Let the Word of God

1 Kings 17:4 (NIV) — “You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.”

Romans 16:20 (NIV) — The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.