Saturday, January 11, 2014

Roger S. Oldham: Pray for the pray-ers


For each "Elijah," God has reserved to Himself thousands of unnamed but faithful servants who have refused to bow their knees to the "Baals" of our modern era.

Elijah served as prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel during a particularly wicked period in history. Reaching an emotional and spiritual low-point in his ministry, Elijah was about ready to throw in the towel.

Ministering to Elijah through a "still, small voice," the LORD ordered him to get up out of his pouts and return to his place of duty. The LORD also gave him this encouraging reminder: "I have reserved 7,000 in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him" (1 Kings 19:18, NKJV). Keep reading

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