1 Kings 19:1 says And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the Gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
1 Kings 19:5 says And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
Elijah was so bold when he slew all the prophets of Baal, but a witch named Jezebel caused Elijah to fear for his life. Remember sisters of God reading this bible study, let the husbands make decisions in your household. God made the husband head over the wife. But husbands love your wives as Jesus loved the church and be willing to die for your wives. I tell husbands before you make final decisions for your house, let your wives feel that they are part of your decisions, but ultimately the husband must make the final decision for his household. Jezebel made decisions for Ahab and caused trouble. Later on in Ahab's life, when Ahab could not possess a vineyard owned by Naboth, Jezebel decided to take charge of Ahab's house and had Naboth killed. Ahab suffered for allowing Jezebel to make decisions for his house and later on in life both Ahab and Jezebel were killed for the trouble they caused Naboth.
Like Elijah, when you feel that no one cares about you and you don't want to go on, I claim in Jesus name that angels will be sent to encourage and give you hope, blessings, and life. Psalm 91:11 says For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. And note that the Lord Jesus will send innumerable angels and not just one angel to preserve and bless you.
I must admit that sometimes Brother Bob has felt like Jeremiah and said I won't preach anymore because of the mockings and persecutions I've endured for the name of Jesus. But like Jeremiah, Brother Bob says it's like a fire shut up in my bones and I can't stay myself. I know people will persecute me for Jesus and I'll shout even louder for Jesus amidst all the persecutions. Jeremiah 20:9 says Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
Note that the Lord Jesus did the impossible for Elijah and made a cake appear out of nowhere prepared by an angel from heaven. Brother Bob calls the cake superman cake because when Elijah ate this superman cake, the cake had special vitamins in it and strengthened Elijah for forty days and forty nights. It's interesting to note that Elijah took one bite at first of the cake and then wanted to die. But the Lord Jesus loved Elijah so much that the angel was told to wake up Elijah a second time and encourage him to eat the cake and stay alive. The Lord Jesus loves us so much and like Elijah will keep encouraging christians by angels to live on no matter how many times they want to quit living this life.
The Lord Jesus hears us when we pray and has not deserted us. 1 John 5:14 says And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. Ephesians 3:20 says Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. 2 Timothy 2:11 says It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us: If we believe not, yet He abideth faithful: He cannot deny Himself. Note the last verse. Even when we doubt and believe not, the Lord Jesus abideth faithful and will bless us anyway. Isaiah 65:24 says And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Notice the picture above of a little child looking at herself in a mirror. Like this child, look to yourselves and not to others while you better yourself. Don't be like Jeroboam who had has finger shrivel up when he pointed with his finger and found fault with the man of God. 1 Kings 13:4 says And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand form the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he set forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
Elijah was so bold when he slew all the prophets of Baal, but a witch named Jezebel caused Elijah to fear for his life. Remember sisters of God reading this bible study, let the husbands make decisions in your household. God made the husband head over the wife. But husbands love your wives as Jesus loved the church and be willing to die for your wives. I tell husbands before you make final decisions for your house, let your wives feel that they are part of your decisions, but ultimately the husband must make the final decision for his household. Jezebel made decisions for Ahab and caused trouble. Later on in Ahab's life, when Ahab could not possess a vineyard owned by Naboth, Jezebel decided to take charge of Ahab's house and had Naboth killed. Ahab suffered for allowing Jezebel to make decisions for his house and later on in life both Ahab and Jezebel were killed for the trouble they caused Naboth.
Like Elijah, when you feel that no one cares about you and you don't want to go on, I claim in Jesus name that angels will be sent to encourage and give you hope, blessings, and life. Psalm 91:11 says For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. And note that the Lord Jesus will send innumerable angels and not just one angel to preserve and bless you.
I must admit that sometimes Brother Bob has felt like Jeremiah and said I won't preach anymore because of the mockings and persecutions I've endured for the name of Jesus. But like Jeremiah, Brother Bob says it's like a fire shut up in my bones and I can't stay myself. I know people will persecute me for Jesus and I'll shout even louder for Jesus amidst all the persecutions. Jeremiah 20:9 says Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
Note that the Lord Jesus did the impossible for Elijah and made a cake appear out of nowhere prepared by an angel from heaven. Brother Bob calls the cake superman cake because when Elijah ate this superman cake, the cake had special vitamins in it and strengthened Elijah for forty days and forty nights. It's interesting to note that Elijah took one bite at first of the cake and then wanted to die. But the Lord Jesus loved Elijah so much that the angel was told to wake up Elijah a second time and encourage him to eat the cake and stay alive. The Lord Jesus loves us so much and like Elijah will keep encouraging christians by angels to live on no matter how many times they want to quit living this life.
The Lord Jesus hears us when we pray and has not deserted us. 1 John 5:14 says And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. Ephesians 3:20 says Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. 2 Timothy 2:11 says It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us: If we believe not, yet He abideth faithful: He cannot deny Himself. Note the last verse. Even when we doubt and believe not, the Lord Jesus abideth faithful and will bless us anyway. Isaiah 65:24 says And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Notice the picture above of a little child looking at herself in a mirror. Like this child, look to yourselves and not to others while you better yourself. Don't be like Jeroboam who had has finger shrivel up when he pointed with his finger and found fault with the man of God. 1 Kings 13:4 says And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand form the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he set forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
1 Kings 13:6 says And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. Don't be like Jeroboam. Instead point your finger back at yourself and say Lord Jesus make me a better person. Every day look by faith with your heart to Jesus Christ crucified and tell the devil I am crucified with Jesus Christ and the blood of Jesus has removed all my sins and overcome the devil.
Be like the little child in the picture above looking at herself in a mirror. We should all look at ourselves daily and ask the Lord Jesus to take away our sins. 2 Corinthians 13:5 says Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 John 8 says Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. If you look to yourself and remember Jesus Christ crucified daily with your hearts, you will get the reward who is Jesus. Jesus said at Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Be like the little child in the picture above looking at herself in a mirror. We should all look at ourselves daily and ask the Lord Jesus to take away our sins. 2 Corinthians 13:5 says Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 John 8 says Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. If you look to yourself and remember Jesus Christ crucified daily with your hearts, you will get the reward who is Jesus. Jesus said at Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Look to yourself and try to better yourself instead of criticizing and judging people around you. Matthew 7:3 says And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Be like the little child pictured above and look to the Lord Jesus who lives in our hearts daily. Don't look to other people and compare yourself to other people. 2 Corinthians 10:12 says For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
When You Look At Yourself, See The Lord Jesus And Get Saved
Get Saved, Repent, Decide To Stop Sinning,
Confess That Jesus Is God, And Believe The Gospel
That Jesus Died On The Cross For You, Was Buried, And Rose Again
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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