C H O F Ministry

Tag: Elijah

  • Always Right There”

    9 9 2019 1 Kings 19 11 12
    Praise the Lord Beloved Happy Monday to you all. 😀

    Beloved, Elijah was the prophet of God, and during the darkest times of Israel, he suffered great depression. You see, the nation became idol worshippers. They worshiped Baal under the leadership of Queen Jezebel, the Phoenician wife of King Ahab, who wanted to kill Elijah. She had already killed other prophets, and Elijah was the only prophet left. So, Elijah ran away, went into the wilderness, sat under a broom tree and asked God to take his life. BUT!!! – God had another plan for Elijah. He told him to go to Mount Horeb to meet Him there and to show him that he was not alone. When a gentle whisper came, Elijah knew it was God. You see, to hear a whisper requires intimacy, familiarity, and understanding. Wow!!! God was right there all the time, closer than Elijah thought. 😀

    Beloved, this is a story to remind us that whatever we’re going through, whatever problems we’re facing, God is always right there, right beside us, whispering to us in a soft voice. All we need to do is listen carefully. Amen? Aaamen. 😀

    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE TOO LATE – I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

    Have a blessed Monday and a great week. 😀

  • “Kick Apprehension To The Curb”

    New Monday Morning Blog 1 Kings17 2 thru 4

    CHOF Ministry’s Verse for Today
    1 Kings 17:2-4 (NLT)
    2 Then the Lord said to Elijah, 3 “Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River. 4 Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food.”
     
    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! 😀
    Bishop Houston’s Bible verse overview:
    Here we find that Elijah had just predicted that until he prayed for rain there would be no rain on the land. Then God sent Elijah to hide from the king and provided for him in a rather unusual way. The ravens brought him the ingredients for sandwiches. Now, this was a miracle in itself because ravens like many other wild scavengers don’t like to share when they eat. As we can see here, God is Lord over His creation.
     
    I read a story about a Chinese brother who was put in prison for his faith. The guards stopped feeding him because he wouldn’t renounce Christ, so the LORD ordered mice to bring him food. What the mice brought him was probably better than what the prison had to feed him.
     
    Beloved, Jesus told us not to worry, (be concerned), about what we’ll eat or wear because we have a Father in heaven that knows we’re in need. If He feeds the sparrows He’ll feed us, that’s because He values us more than the sparrows. The psalmist said, from his youth to his old age, he had never seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
     
    Beloved, if we’re obedient to the LORD, WE WON’T GO WITHOUT. We may not always have the overflow we might desire, but God will take care of us. Having food and clothing, we should be content.
     
    If we can learn to be content with the few necessities of life, the many things that distract us will lose their power of influence over us. Then we’ll be able to pay closer attention to the LORD and His instruction to us. Beloved, He didn’t promise us luxury in this life, in fact, He promised tribulation. But we have the assurance that He will take care of us as a Father/mother takes care of their children.
     
    Have a blessed Week Everyone. 😀