Out of the Cave – Part 2
1 Kings 19:5–8 (NLT) — 5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” 6 He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God.
1. Stepping into a _________ _________.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NLT) — 6 And yet, “Better to have one handful with quietness than two handfuls with hard work and chasing the wind.”
Psalm 90:12 (The Living Bible, Paraphrased) — 12 Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.
1 Kings 19:9–12 (NLT) — 9 There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” 11 “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.
2. Step Into A ________ ___________.
We look for dynamic,
But God is in the intimate.
Psalm 46:10 (NLT) — 10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”
Psalm 73:16–17 (NLT) — 16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is! 17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
1 Kings 19:13–14 (NLT) — 13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And a voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14 He replied again, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”
3. Step Into A ___________ ________.
1 Kings 19:14 (NLT) — 14 He replied again, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
1 Kings 19:15–18 (NLT) — 15 Then the Lord told him, “Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram. 16 Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet. 17 Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha! 18 Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!”
4. Step Into A _____ ___________.
1 Kings 19:15–18 (NLT) — 15 Then the Lord told him, “Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus.