Title: Elijah's Solitude / 1 Kings 19:1-14
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Title: Elijah's Solitude
Verse: 1 Kings 19:1-14
Elijah made 850 Baal. He cut the calf on the firewood and put it on fire.
He made a proposal to serve as the true god the god who burns his sacrifice by falling from the sky without letting go.
I did.
The prophets of Baal were the first to try. Answer me, Baal Answer me, Baal
So, while praying in a loud voice, cut yourself with a sword and a spear and let blood flow for about 6 hours.
They cried like crazy for a while, but there was no response and no effect.
Now it's Elijah's turn to try. Carve the calf on the firewood and place it in water.
poured so that the firewood and the offerings were soaked with water. And pray before God.
Answer me, O LORD, show them that the LORD is the true God.
and prayed earnestly. Elijah's prayer was as loud as the prayer of the prophet Baal.
I didn't pray for a long time, I didn't get sick, I didn't get hurt, I didn't go crazy
And many people didn't even pray together. Elijah one man
I prayed this quietly and earnestly. Fire came down from heaven and consumed both the sacrifice and the water.
You responded. Showing all the people that Jehovah is the true God
is.
Elijah captured all 850 Baal prophets and killed them by the brook Kishon.
And I prayed before God and made the rain that had not come for 3 years and 6 months come again.
All. It was Elijah who had the power to achieve such an exhilarating victory.
However, in the text, Elijah sat under a broom tree in the wilderness, wishing to die and despairing.
and loneliness, he asks a question. Why have you worked so hard for here?
But the Israelites broke the covenant they had made with the Lord.
I tore down your altar and killed all your prophets, and I am the only one left alive.
But they are trying to kill me too.
Let's find out why Elijah was so lonely and desperate in the text.
1. We did not seek the Lord in a small voice.
A terrifying strong wind ripped through the mountains and smashed rocks. After that, an earthquake occurred.
After that, God appeared in the still small voice of fire. What are you talking about?
Elijah thought that God was in a fire in a strong wind, so
You will be frustrated.
When we do not find God in the still small voice, we are so miserable.
To meet God in the place where he worked with fire in confrontation with the Alsu Baal
You shouldn't.
We must meet the Lord in a small voice. With the Lord through the time of reverence
Those who meet the Lord through the time of fellowship will never get frustrated like Elijah.
Can't roll.
2. I was rather frustrated because of my zeal.
He was frustrated because he worked hard for God. coming after big things
Beware of disappointment and frustration, and the worries and anxieties that come with work, and after success
We must beware of the loneliness that follows. Elijah's solitude is the great
It comes after achievements.
In the case of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42), Martha went to serve Jesus
I work hard outside. He speaks of Jesus and of his sister Mary
criticize and complain. Why are you letting me work alone? please help me
But the Lord rebukes you, why are you anxious and troubled over many things.
You must know that after many things there must be worries, worries, complaints, and loneliness.
All. It's when you can't hear a small voice. Mary listens to the voice of the Lord
It is a sign of giving a warm heart towards the Lord. This is fellowship with the Lord
.If Mary had only listened unilaterally at the feet of the Lord, she would please the Lord.
I wouldn't have been able to. And there would be no joy whatsoever. fellowship with the Lord
Through it, he found the meaning of life.
To put it simply, learning the word of the Lord without prayer and praying without the word
Action is one thing, and the more you do it, the better you can overcome dissatisfaction and pride in yourself.
You need to know.
3. Only I am left (verse 10)
When he thinks he is the only one who fights for what is right, he becomes lonely.
Be proud, loneliness and pride are brothers. Only I am righteous and only I am true
The point is that when I can't do it, dissatisfaction and complaints arise. But this
To Elijah, you are not the only one who has served God well, and there are 7,000 other people besides you.
It wasn't you who did a good job to Martha, who did a lot of work, but Mary.
Talking, complaining, worrying, and worrying, no matter how wonderful you are,
do nothing
It's worse than not doing it. The Christian's work is not mine, the Lord
Because it is what you have done through me. no matter how much we've done
Also, it cannot be said that only I did it, only I can do it. 7,000 people besides me
can do it all
4. : It is sufficient, O LORD (v. 4)
Elijah is saying that he has done his work, so there is no work anymore. That
But I don't know how much work to do after that (19:15-17). Elijah now
All I have to do while saying I?셫 good enough is over, a worthless life, a useless life, and now I?셫 dying
That said, there is only one thing left to do. Where life could be any more miserable than this
I want to die when I feel like a useless person in the world.
A world that needs But if you're lonely and want to die because there's nothing to do
How stupid is that?
We should always gather, evangelize, serve, and visit.
And we must not let worry and loneliness take advantage of it. According to the statistics of the mentally ill,
There are more women than men, more single women than them, and whoever has one child
Many housewives with five or more children are said to have almost no mental illness.
Before we work or serve for anyone, we must do it for ourselves.
I ask my family to take my niece and grandson and raise them because they don't have a mother.
But the housekeeper says there is no room or reason to do so. Because if you raise it, you
It is that they go to their parents and do not know the ball. I think differently. the kid
Not for ourselves, but for ourselves. Of course, such a leisurely poem
There is no liver.
But we rejoice in raising our children, and we feel it as we watch them grow.
All. Other than that, I don't know what kind of person he will be and how he will treat me.
It is to leave it to God. Because my children are God's, and they are other people's children.
because it is of
Whatever we do, we must do it with zeal. I have to find something to do
And if you don't have a job, you have to create a job. So even if mental illness doesn't come
Rock, you must prevent loneliness from coming to you. Only opportunity can free you from the chain
It's just about serving and evangelizing hard. the people around us who need me
have to work for
closing words
We must meet the Lord in His small voice. work is not important
Fellowship with the Lord is important. Free yourself from the tyranny of urgent matters and focus on important tasks
It must be resolved by shipment. It is a godly new book with the Lord. only I go
Don't think of me as someone who worked a lot. A man of God besides me
There should not be 7,000 people. Lots of work to do. You must participate. loneliness doesn't come
You have to work hard to prevent it.