1 Kings 19

19:1-9a Elijah Ready to Give Up

1. The World won’t just stand idly by “Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done”
2. Expect attack after Spiritual Victory “Elijah was afraid and ran for his life”
3. Even great Prophets experience crisis “Prayed that he might die”
4. Our physical health affects the spiritual “Get up and eat”
5. God can give us miraculous strength “He traveled 40 days and 40 nights”
6. Refreshment is found in God’s presence “He reached Horeb, the mountain of God”

19:9b-14 Elijah Feels Alone

Loneliness is the number 1 illness in America
~Billy Graham


Causes of Loneliness

L-Loss
O-Obedience
N-Neglect
E-Exclusion
L-Lord
I-Insecurity
N-Narcissism
E-Evolution
S-Shyness
S-Society

Cures of Loneliness #1

Faith in God’s Presence
* He wasn’t in the powerful wind
* He wasn’t in the quaking earth
* He wasn’t in the raging fire
* He was in the gentle whisper

19:15-21 Elijah Gets Connected

Cure for Loneliness #2

Help from God’s Instruments
* Hazael for external help
* Jehu for internal help
* Elisha for personal help
* 7000 for emotional help

How to Connect with God’s Family

1. Often, we must take the first step “Go”
2. Often, the potential is already present “back the way you came”
3. We have to be willing to lose control “Anoint Hazael…Anoint Jehu…Anoint Elisha”
4. We need to be willing to invest in others “He set out to follow Elijah and become his attendant”