Have you ever had a bad day; a day that literally exhausts you 100 percent? Let’s look at an Old Testament character who had a good day followed by a bad day followed by a good day, followed by a meal made by an angel!
Elijah the prophet just had the greatest day of his life. He challenged the false prophets of Baal and they lost in a spectacular manner! The victory of Elijah was so decisive that Elijah had the false prophets apprehended, then he had them marched down to Kishon Valley and had them slaughtered! Elijah’s feeling of jubilation was soon strangled when the evil queen Jezebel sent a message to Elijah saying that she would personally see to it that Elijah would be treated like her prophets that were slaughtered!
Elijah had drifted from a mountaintop experience with God, to a wagon rut refugee. His feeling of abandonment caused him to take his eyes off the Lord momentarily. Fearing the threat from Jezebel, poor Elijah ran for his life! Wouldn’t you? Stopping at Beersheba in Judah, exhausted, Elijah rested under a broom tree and prayed for the Lord to take his life!
An angel gently reached out and touched Elijah causing him to wake up. The angel had prepared a cake of bread baked over hot coals and provided a cool drink of water. Elijah ate and drank and rested again, then traveled to Horeb.
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