Someone wisely noted, “Behind every shadow there’s a light shining.” Author unknown Think about that! Shadows are dark and dreary, but they can only exist because something is blocking the light. Discouragement is like a shadow. It exists because the Devil has gotten between us and God’s light. To conquer discouragement, we must look past […]
The author of this Psalm, who was likely David, was going through a deeply distressing and depressing time. Spurgeon suspects that it was during the days when David fled from Absalom, his son, who attempted to take the throne from him. He was very low. Depression threatened to overwhelm him. Very likely, each of us […]
Delivered from Despair (Pt.1-2) Date: 1 & 8 April 2020 Text: 1 Kings 19:5-18 Key Lesson: God does not give up on His children After Elijah’s great victory day, he plunged from the mountain peak to the valley deep the moment he read Jezebel’s threat. In fear for his life, he fled south all the […]
Key Lesson: Beware! The Devil often attacks after a victory. The Evening of Victory Day That afternoon, Elijah had won the victory, or rather God had. God had sent fire from heaven that devoured Elijah’s sacrifice, the wood, the altar and the water. The people returned their loyalty to Jehovah. They killed the 450 prophets […]