James 5:17 tells us that “Elijah was a human being, even as we are,” yet he played a role in some of the most amazing demonstrations of God’s power in Biblical history.
What made Elijah so effective in dealing with unbelievers, enemies, and political leaders? What kind of man can God use as He did Elijah? Six principles in his prayer life allowed Elijah to experience tremendous personal power and intimacy with God. In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef digs into how Elijah developed a deep intimacy with God.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to My Devotional, the daily devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading
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[00:00:13] James 5, 17 tells us that Elijah was a human being, even as we are. Yet he played a role
[00:00:21] in some of the most amazing demonstrations of God's power in biblical history. What made Elijah so
[00:00:28] effective in dealing with unbelievers, enemies, and political leaders? What kind of man can God use
[00:00:35] as he did Elijah? Six principles in his prayer life allowed Elijah to experience tremendous personal
[00:00:42] power and intimacy with God, and today we will look at three of them. First, Elijah's response to the
[00:00:50] Phoenician widow can serve as a study in setting aside and letting God take over. When the widow verbally
[00:00:58] assaults him, Elijah does not defend himself or give her a Bible lesson. He simply takes her son in his
[00:01:04] arms and tries to help her. He knows she is speaking from the pain of her son's death and the guilt that
[00:01:13] she bears from her pagan beliefs. He does not need to point out her wrong thinking. He allows God to work.
[00:01:21] Second, Elijah questioned God only in the privacy of his prayer closet. Elijah walked with God in intimacy.
[00:01:30] He knew God welcomed him to talk through his disappointments such as the young man's death.
[00:01:36] However, Elijah saved his questioning until he was alone with God. He did not further weaken the
[00:01:44] developing faith of the already struggling widow with his own questions. Third, Elijah persisted in
[00:01:52] fervent prayer. Elijah prayed over the son three times. Elijah had no guideline for dealing with this
[00:01:59] situation, so he just kept pressing in with prayer. Let us pray. God, thank you for the example of Elijah.
[00:02:09] Elijah. Help us to apply these prayer principles to our daily life. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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