It was tough to be a prophet in the Old Testament. Elijah is exhausted
from doing battle with the prophets of Baal and just wants to lie down and
sleep. The angel wakes him a previous time and feeds him, and then wakes him a
second time to feed him again. The angel gives him the good news that he is
about to embark on a journey that is too
great for him. Elijah was faithful and ate the food and went on the
strength of it for forty days and forty nights.
The interesting thing here is that the journey should have taken about
six or seven days, not forty days and forty nights. Some theologians indicate
that this was done to connect the experiences of Elijah with the experiences of
Moses on a much smaller scale. Both experienced solitude with God prior to, and
in preparation for a larger and more intense ministry. Both had a deeply personal
encounter with God on a mountain – scholars also indicate that it was on the
same mountain.
Christ also had one of those experiences, only it was Satan who came to
him instead of his Father. He was tempted beyond anything that we can imagine
and continued to walk humbly with his Father. Any difficult journey that I have
had in life pales in comparison to the journey of Christ to the Cross. He did
that for ALL humanity.
If your journey is difficult, remember that we have an advocate with
the Father who constantly makes intercession for us. Faith is an ultimate trust
in the reality of an unseen God who says – I
got this…
Blessings, and may you experience the peace of Christ.
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