1Ki 19:4, …And he prayed that he might die, and said, IT IS ENOUGH! Now, LORD, take my life, FOR I AM NO BETTER THAN MY FATHERS!
Elijah believe that after that great show of power from the LORD when HE consumed the offering before all of Israel THAT ALL WILL COME RUNNING BACK TO THE LORD! YET NOW HE IS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE!
1Ki 19:9, And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, ELIJAH?”
Elijah thought he failed and was no better than his fathers before him. Also he thought that he was alone; no one else to the LORD could use? The began to teach Elijah some important!
1Kings 11-12, … and a GREAT AND STRONG WIND tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE WIND; and after the wind an EARTHQUAKE, BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE EARTHQUAKE; and after the earthquake a FIRE, BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE FIRE; AND AFTER THE FIRE A STILL SMALL VOICE.
WE OFTEN BELIEVE THAT A GREAT POWERFUL SIGNS FROM GOD WILL MOVE HEARTS TO RETURN TO THE LORD! YET IT DIDN’T WORK FOR ELIJAH! YES A FIRE CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN AND CONSUMED THE OFFERING, BUT THAT DIDN’T BRING REPENTANCE TO ISRAEL!
Zec 4:6, ..’NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT,’ SAYS THE LORD OF HOSTS.
FAITH COMES FROM HEARING, AND HEARING THROUGH THE WORD OF CHRIST Rom 10:17. OFTEN IT’S JUST A STILL SMALL VOICE IN OUR HEARTS THAT IS GREATER TO TURN HEARTS THAN ANY EXTERNAL DISPLAY OF POWER!