Reading Portion: 1 Kings 19:4-8 "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 my life, for I am not better than my...

Reading Portion: 1 Kings 19:9-10 As GOD led Elijah to Horeb, he went into a cave and lodged there. When GOD leads us out of the wilderness, don’t try to find rest in a cave. GOD leads us out as He needs us to minster for Him. GOD appears to Elijah again with a...

Reading Portion: 1 Kings 19:11-18 We have seen that Elijah had conveyed his stand before the LORD in 1 Kings 19:10. But, the LORD was silent about what he had explained. The LORD answered, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is...

  Reading Portion: 1 Kings 19:15-18 When GOD talks to us, He will give us the guidance about where we ought to head and He will also give us the assurance that His hand is moving along with us. GOD gave Elijah the guidance at Mount Horeb, and Horeb means arid....

Reading Portion: 1 Kings 19:19-21 The greatest joy for a person is when they find a person to carry on the flame, they were holding. In other words, we can say, a person is happy when he finds the right successor. And Elijah departed from there and found Elisha....

Reading Portion: 1 Kings 19:21 “So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.” Vs.21....

Reading Portion: 1 Kings 21 When we read 1 Kings, we see one more instance when Elijah is present in the scenario. It was the talk with King Ahab. With Jezebel’s help, Ahab made crooked plans and they killed Naboth, to own his land. Their conversation went like this,...

Reading Portion: 2 Kings 1 The second instance where Elijah is seen is, when he came to speak about King Ahaziah, who fell through a lattice from his upper chamber in Samaria and was sick. Ahaziah sent messengers to Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron to enquire about his...

  Reading Portion: 2 Kings 2 We are reaching the final stages of the ministry of Elijah. Every mighty man of GOD should leave this earth, to be with the Heavenly Father in rest. Death always makes us emotional, as none can fill the gap the departed people leave...

Reading Portion: 2 Kings 2:2-6 Elijah knew that Elisha was appointed as his servant by the LORD. But he still checked Elisha’s devotion towards GOD and his call, and how excited he was about the unusual departure of Elijah. Did he really have the vision about being...