'Elijah' Tagged Posts (Page 4)
Daily Devotions: February 10, 2018
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Daily Devotions: February 9, 2018
2 Corinthians 4:5-6 “For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.” vs. 5 In spite of the criticism that he frequently received, Paul remained convinced that the good news he proclaimed was from God. When accused, he would fall back on the basic principles of his mission: Jesus Christ was Lord and he was a slave. We might not like that kind of language, particularly the part…
Daily Devotions: February 8, 2018
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” vs. 4 Not everyone who heard Paul preach was convinced by his message. Some refused to believe his teachings about Jesus as messiah, and many more considered his preaching to be obscure and misleading. As a result, a good portion of…
Daily Devotions: February 7, 2018
Psalm 50:1-6 “He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: ‘Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!’” vss. 4-5 To this psalmist, God was no shrinking violet–a god who crept around in the shadows and who remained hidden from our eyes. This psalmist’s God was Lord of the universe, creator of all that exists, the One who ordered the paths of the sun and moon and…
Daily Devotions: February 6, 2018
2 Kings 2:9-12 “As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven.” vs. 11 UFO enthusiasts read this passage as an account of an alien abduction, and maintain that Elijah was carried away by visitors from another world. This fanciful interpretation did not occur to scriptural interpreters in Judea–they saw it as a great mystery, and believed that one day Elijah would…
Daily Devotions: February 5, 2018
2 Kings 2:1-8 “Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.’ But Elisha said, ‘As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they went down to Bethel.” vs. 2 Elisha had left his father and mother and dedicated his life to Elijah, the great prophet of Israel. The two of them had a long and fruitful ministry together and Elisha couldn’t bear the thought of it…