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Scripture Focus: 1 Kings 18–19
Elijah stood alone on Mount Carmel. All around him, the prophets of Baal cried out, cutting themselves, calling for a god who never answered. The air was thick with dust and desperation. Then Elijah stepped forward, prayed a simple prayer, and heaven broke open. Fire fell, consuming the sacrifice, the stones, and even the water in the trench. The people fell on their faces: “The Lord, He is God!”
It was a moment of divine vindication—a prophet’s dream come true. Elijah had stood firm against a corrupt king and a compromised nation, and God had answered. The rain that followed ended years of drought. But within a day, the prophet who faced four hundred false prophets with courage was running for his life.
Jezebel’s message reached him in the night: “By this time tomorrow, you’ll be dead.” Suddenly the man of fire became the man of fear. He fled into the wilderness, collapsed under a broom tree, and prayed, “It’s enough, Lord. Take my life.”
