Christian A.C.T.S.: Steps of Faith~ 5th Sunday after Penecost

1 Kings 19:1-15a: Elijah flees for his life when Jezebel sends word to him that she will kill him, because he killed her false prophets. God goes and meets Elijah where he is hiding because of fear.

Ps. 42: I say to God, my rock, why have you forgotten me? Why am I troubled by my enemies?... I will put my trust in God.

Gal. 3:23-29:Before Christ came, we were all bound by sin. Now we are free through faith in Jesus Christ.

Luke 8:26-39:Jesus heals the man with many demons.

We live in a world that is spiritually at war. It is a war between the kingdom of evil & the Kingdom of God. We humans are caught in the middle of this fight like it or not. This being so, humans can find themselves in slaved to sin. That is why Jesus came to earth. He came to pay the price of our freedom from sin & the kingdom of evil (Gal. 3:23-29). We see him often freeing a poor enslaved soul from sin that it is possessed by demons. Once such time can be found in Luke 8:26-39. In these verses , we see Jesus freeing a man from many demons.

Once we are freed from this enslavement, we are called upon to fight against the evil forces that has humans enslaved. When this happens, we can sometimes find that our lives are being threatened. Elijah found himself in that situation after he had won in a duel against the prophets of Baal. When he won, he killed all the prophets to cleanse Israel from this evil. This made Jezebel mad and she promised to have him killed, so he ran away and hid for fear of his life. You can tell from what Elijah says that he feels as though God had for gotten him. In fact he could have very much said Psalms 42. That is when God went to meet with Elijah to let him know that he was not alone. God also has angels minister to Elijah until he had enough strength to go and do the next mission God had for him( I Kings 19:1-15a).

Weather you are enslaved by sin or feeling as though has forgotten you during or after a battle that has wore you down. Don't forget. That God has not left you alone. Just call out to him and he will come running to free you & help you to become strong in Him.

Challenge of the week:

Are you enslaved by sin? Call upon the name of Jesus to be freed. Are you wore out from the fight? Run to God and let Him restore your strength.

Accomplishment of the week:

So what did you and God do this week? How has that helped you?