Elijah the Tishbite is one of the
greatest characters of Old Testament history. He had great courage,
boldness and zeal for God. He withstood Ahab, faced down false prophets,
dealt with discouragement, departed the world gloriously and reappeared
on the mount of transfiguration.
Elijah withstood Ahab for his idolatry and compromise with heathen
nations:
(1 Kgs 17-21)
Elijah respected God's commandments.
Many preachers today would rather "compromise with the heathens" and
follow their religion than to simply preach the powerful, life changing
word of God. Let us ring forth the truth today as Elijah did in his
day. There is one God, though our world says there are many.
(1 Cor 8:5)
It is not narrow-minded to take the
Bible and show men that one true God. There is one church, though the
world says there are many right ways. (Mt 16:18) Neither is it
narrow-minded or mean-spirited to take the Bible and show men that one
true church. Elijah stood for God and right. God give us some modern
day Elijahs that will stand today!
Elijah as a “man of God:”
(1 Kgs 17:18,
1 Kgs 17:24) There is a need for
modern day Elijahs to let the world know that the church of Christ is
not a denomination. The church of Christ is not a division of anything.
(1 Cor 1:10-13) The church belongs to Christ and wears His name. (Mt
16:18) It is possible to be a Christian and a member of the church of
our Lord without being in any denomination. May God help preachers today
to, like Elijah, have enough courage to go up on the mountains of our
land and stand face to face against those that lead souls to worship and
serve contrary to God's teaching. Brethren, it is time to STAND rather
than compromise!
Elijah and modern day preachers:
The moral and spiritual lessons
derived from Elijah are great. (Please take time to study
1 Kgs 17-21, 2 Kings
1-3, Malachi 4:5-6, Mt. 17, and Jas 5:17).
Elijah was a man of prayer. He was of
like passion as we. He showed kindness to widows. He was
uncompromising on God's truth. Elijah stands in stark contrast to the
compromising, grace-only, faith-only, love-only preachers among us that
want us to condemn nothing, accept everything and join hands with
everyone regardless of what God says. Life was not easy for Elijah. But
let us pray that God will raise up some modern day Elijahs that are not
ashamed of Christ or His church and that are unyielding on matters where
God has spoken.
