Help! - I'm Discouraged

HELP – I’M DISCOURAGED

1 Kings 19:1-2 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed
all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah,
saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as
the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.”
1 Kings 19:3-4 Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to
Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down
under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now,
O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
1 Kings 19:5-8 And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an
angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6 And he looked, and behold,
there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate
and drank and lay down again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second
time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for
you.” 8 And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food
forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.
1 Kings 19:9-10 There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word
of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the
people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed
your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to
take it away.”
God Does 3 Things For Elijah:
1. God sends an angel of rest.
2. God listens.
3. God gives His word.
1 Kings 19:11-13 And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.”
And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains
and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind.
And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
12 And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the
fire the sound of a low whisper. 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face
in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold,
there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 19:14-18 He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of
hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your
altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and
they seek my life, to take it away.” 15 And the Lord said to him, “Go, return on
your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint
Hazael to be king over Syria. 16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to
be king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall
anoint to be prophet in your place. 17 And the one who escapes from the sword
of Hazael shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of
Jehu shall Elisha put to death. 18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the
knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”
 Elijah thinks that God has let him down, but God has not let Elijah
down. Elijah’s limited view of God and how God works has let
Elijah down.

God’s Word to the Discouraged:
1. You must defer to the wisdom of God.
2. You must embrace the love and grace of God.
3. You must confront the lie.
4. You must get back to your assignment.