FAITH CAPSULE: God cannot be rushed out of His plan of salvation.

1 Kings 19

Are you one that runs before making a decision to ask God if you are to run or not? Whenever challenges come like a flood, it does not matter who you are in the Lord but it matters wait in trusting God. Elijah executed the prophets of Baal at Brook Kishon and Jezebel the wife of King Ahab threatened to do the same to Elijah. Elijah did not receive the news well but responded to run without seeking God. It is written, “But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die…” (1 Kings 19:4) As a believer, when we are faced with challenges we should dress up in faith and avoid hasty decision. Waiting on God does not lead to wasting away. The bible encouraged us about waiting in Isaiah 40:31 stating, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run” Also, waiting on God is trusting God. To put our trust in God is to have taken a position under a shield which never fails. Proverbs 30:5 buttressed, “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.” God responded to Elijah’s running with a command stating, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD…” (1 Kings 19:11)The command for Elijah to stand is waiting for God to show up. Are you experiencing a similar situation, where you have taken run where walking is the solution to be stable?
While Elijah was standing on the mountain waiting for God, “…the LORD passed by, 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.” (1Kings 19:11) Trusting God does not intimidate God to respond at our own timing. Trusting is waiting till He answers regardless of the magnitude of challenge. God cannot be rushed out of His salvation plan. God did not show up in the great and strong wind neither did He showed up in the earthquake or fire. God’s time of visitation cannot be controlled by man. Time of the year is not too late to continue to trust God by waiting for your expectation to be manifested. Engage praising God when it seems too late to hear from God and He will raise you above and beyond your expectation while you praise Him.
Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you in His righteousness.