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The Mantle of Elijah
17 Elijah was a person just like us. When he earnestly prayed that it wouldn’t rain, no rain fell for three and a half years. 18 He prayed again, God sent rain, and the earth produced its fruit. (James 5:17-18, CEB) Elijah was a man just like us? Really? I mean… yes, he was a human being. But like me?…
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In the Stillness You are There
We tend to look for God in the spectacular. The noise. The crowd. Something that “shows” God off in some way. Elijah knew the show. He knew the spectacular. He had taken on the prophets of Baal in spectacular fashion and God came in power. Elijah knew the powerful exhibits God could put on. But when he needed to hear…
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The Still Small Voice
The call of God doesn’t often come in the news. Direction from God may not come in the “action” of the day, or the “action” of our lives. I love Elijah’s call in 1 Kings 19. God needed to give him new direction. When Elijah was at Horeb, there was the wind that came through, then the earthquake, but both…
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