FAITH CAPSULE: Good and gracious God will always show up for our deliverance.

1 Kings 19

Loneliness can possibly cause a man to know what to do and not do it. Peter followed Jesus all through His ministry but gave himself up to a cheap untimely death attempt. In the face of death, Peter should know not to sleep but slept in the place of praying. Thank God for the church’s prayer of deliverance on behalf of Peter. He lost focus and entered into loneliness. The Bible stated about him, “And when Peter had come to himself, he said, ‘Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.’” (Acts 12:11) Loneliness will cause man to lose focus and become discouraged. Giving up in times of challenge is the evidence of discouragement.

Elijah, as great as he was used by God, at a certain point, he experienced loneliness. Focusing on what God has done and what He is doing should encourage man to hold onto God as a Deliverer, Preserver, and as God that cannot fail. Are you feeling lonely or getting overwhelmed concerning any challenge in your life? As a child of God, you are not alone. Take your stand and regain your focus on Him. He alone is abundantly able to see you through.
Elijah called for rain to stop for three and half years and it was so. Elijah also called for rain to fall after three and half years and rain fell. Elijah alone called fire from heaven during a sacrifice on Mount Carmel and he later executed four hundred and fifty-five Baal prophets.

Despite his entire exploit through God, he confessed loneliness when he stated he was the only prophet of the Lord that was left behind. Despite his great exploit in the name of God, he fled because of Jezebel’s threat to kill him for executing the prophets of Baal. Elijah ran from wilderness to mountain. Twice in the course of his running, he responded to God’s appearance to him, “…I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.” (1 Kings 19:10) Loneliness was evident in Elijah. Elijah requested from God during his running away from Jezebel, “It is enough! now, LORD, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” (1 Kings 19:4) Elijah’s request was to the extreme. Are you walking in of being lonely like Elijah? It does not mean if you have given your life to Christ or not, but it is certain that the One who created Heaven and heart loves us enough not to leave alone. Good and gracious God will always show up for our deliverance.

Prayer for today: Ask Him to deliver you from every spirit of loneliness.