Learning From Elijah: Just Trust the Extraordinary God

James 5:17-18

17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

There’s nothing extraordinary with Elijah. He was just an ordinary human being just like us. But what made his prayer so powerful? It is because of his great confidence on our EXTRAODINARY GOD. He trusted our all powerful God.

In 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah said, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word." Wow! What a faith?! He was so confident that God will hear him that he said, “it will not rain unless I say so”. He knows that when he calls on to God, God will answer him. Again in 1 Kings 18, because of his great faith, he even challenged the Baal prophets saying, “…call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire-he is God”. He knew then that God will hear him.

Again, there’s nothing extraordinary with Elijah except that he had great faith in our Extraordinary God. The God that Elijah worshipped and served is the same God that we worship and serve today. He is unchanging. His faithfulness to His promises remains and His power wasn’t lessened through the years. He is the same yesterday, and today and forever.

Believe that He will fulfill every promise that you received from Him. Continue to believe because he is faithful and is able. Be confident that He will perform miracles on your behalf as you call on Him.

God is a faithful, never-wavering, promise-keeping God!

Genesis 1:6-10

6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day. 9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

Our God is a promise-keeping God. Whenever He makes a promise, He will see to it that it will come to pass. He is faithful and true to His words. He watches over His words to see to it that it will happen in His time. The bible says in Jeremiah 55:11 Isa 55:11, “so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” When God makes a promise, surely it will happen. In fact, He has a pattern to make sure that His promises will be fulfilled.

6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

First, He speaks. He makes a promise. Our God is the God of Promises. Scholars said that there are more than 6000 promises in the Bible. I believe each one of us have received a promise from God. Our God loves to make promises, promises that will surely come to pass.

7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.

His promises will surely happen. He is a faithful God and He is not a man that he should lie that’s why He will see to it that His promises will be fulfilled. If you have received a promise from God for quite a long time and you are thinking of giving up in claiming it, I want to encourage you to keep holding on to the promises of God because it will surely happen in His time.

10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

Lastly, it will be PERFECT because God worked with it!

God is a faithful, never-wavering, promise-keeping God!

Hebrews 11:11

11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past age-and Sarah herself was barren-was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.

Rom 4:18-21

18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead-since he was about a hundred years old-and that Sarah's womb was also dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

God is faithful and is able to do what He had promised.