DCLM Higher Everyday 14 October 2024 — Are You An Isolatee? – Part 1
DCLM Higher Everyday 14 October 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Are You An Isolatee? – Part 1
Topic: Are You An Isolatee? – Part 1
Text: 1 Kings 19:1-10
1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
5And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
6And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
7And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
9And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
10And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Key Verse: “And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away” (1Kings 19:10).
Message
Elijah was one of the most remarkable and charismatic prophets in the Bible whose ministry was marked with signs, wonders and miracles. He lived at a time when the Northern Kingdom of Israel had gone apostate. He confronted King Ahab with his sins, contended with the prophets of Baal, called down fire from heaven and persuaded the people to confess Jehovah as their God. Yet, he had his weaknesses. He cowered before Jezebel and caved in under her threat.
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One of the reasons why Elijah succumbed to fear when threatened by Jezebel was his personality. Elijah was an isolatee. He had no friends, companions or associates. He lived alone, walked alone and worshipped alone. He was not a part of the fellowship of the brethren. He wrongly assumed there were no godly persons in the land. Therefore, at the time of discouragement and stress, he had nobody to draw strength from. Are you an isolatee? This can be unhealthy. Get up and mix up in the fellowship of the brethren. It is for your own good.
Quote: Get up and mix up
Challenge: You need the fellowship of the brethren.
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to draw strength from the brethren.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
