1 kings 19:10, 14, He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your convenent, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too. 16, Also , anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 18, Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel–all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/413286898_a14acd65d8_m.jpgThe attitude of God’s servants
God’s plan will never change. No one can change God’s plan. No one was so important that if he don’t serve God, God’s work will be stopped or collapsed. Of course, Elijah is a great servant of God, a great prophet; but in 19:10,14, he looked himself too high, he said the words, just like he was the only one who can serve God, if he didn’t serve God, or he was killed, God’s work should be stopped. But this is his own wrong opinion. In 18, God told him to response his wrong viewpoints. I reserve seven thousand in Israel all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him. And probably because of Elijah’s pride. God raised up Elisha to replace him. Nowadays, every servent of God should understand, you are not so important that you cannot be replaced. It’s God’s mercy and grace that we can be his servants and take part in His eternal plan. We should be fearful before him because the grace is not the one we deserve. If we don’t serve God. God’s plan or God’s work abosulately will not be impacted, he will raise up other people to continue his work. So if we don’t serve God. It’s not God’s loss, God will loss nothing. But we will loss the treasure in heaven, forever! God is everything, we are nothing, I cannot understand the mystery that why God permit we to take part in His eternal love. So we should be thankful, worship God with awe and reverence, May God use us, because we absolutely don’t deserve being used by Him. It’s His great mercy and grace.
