Elijah and the Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Elijah and the Voice Scripture: 1 Kings 17; Proverbs 18:21 Greetings Sons of God: Now this story encompass the entire chapter of 1 Kings 17 so we will quote and point out scriptures as we look at the story. Here we have the prophet Elijah in the city of Zarephath (vs 10). He came to the gate of the city and there was a widow woman there. We know that Elijah asks the woman to make a cake for him and the woman explains that she only had a little meal and oil left for her and her son. Now Elijah tells her to fear not but go do as he has said for this reason: 1 Kings 17:14: For thus SAITH the Lord God of Israel, the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. Not upon the word of Elijah but this is what the Lord said! It is the voice of the Lord speaking through Elijah. Now the woman goes and does all according to what Elijah said and this is the result: 1 Kings 17:16: And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE LORD, WHICH HE SPAKE BY ELIJAH. Now we see after this the woman’s son falls sick and dies (vs 17). The woman questions Elijah why did he come? Did he come to bring her sin to rememberance and to kill her son? So Elijah carries the boy to an upper room and lays him on the bed. And does this and please pay attention to what the Scriptures say: 1 Kings 17:21,22: And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the LORD HEARD THE VOICE OF ELIJAH; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. Now let me explain the Lord hearing the voice of Elijah is not the fact that Elijah had any power of himself, but it was the fact that when the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, He heard His voice echoing in Elijah and honored the request. Our goal when we pray is to pray the Will of the Father so that when the Lord hears our prayers, He hears His voice echoing from us and then the Will of God is brought to the earth. Finally, the after the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, the soul of the boy returned to him. It is the voice that raised the boy. There is life-giving power in the voice of the Lord. Now this scripture should now take on a more powerful meaning: Proverbs 18:21: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. In the next message we will look at another example of the power of the voice of the father. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.