Do you wish to discover one the greatest
secret about the bible and
stress or Are you stressed up? Today, we would like to discuss what
the bible says more about stress. We would uncover a hidden loophole in the
bible about Elijah and how stress had a negative effect on him. Think thou that
Elijah of all people would be escaping from Jezebel after calling fire? See what
really happen. Is it okay to be stressed out according to the bible? What
effect does stress have on some individuals in the bible? Let us find
out. How is bible and stress reflected
in the bible?
1Ki 19:1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he
had slain all the prophets with the sword.
Bible and stress features can be seen in the life of the prominent Elijah.
1Ki 19:2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger
unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them
by tomorrow about this time.
1Ki 19:3 And when he
saw that, he arose, and
went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant
there.
Why should Elijah flee from Jezebel even after conquering soldiers and
false prophets?
1Ki 19:4 But he himself went a day's
journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he
requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD,
take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
1Ki 19:5 And as he lay and slept under a
juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
Firstly, we identified that Elijah the great prophet of God was stressed
out and hungry. He has to sleep because of stress, and after that he needs food
because he is hungry.
1Kings 19:6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a
cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down
again.
1Kings 19:7And the angel of the LORD came again
the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
1Kings 19:8 And he arose, and did eat and
drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto
Horeb the mount of God.
1Kings 19:9 And he came thither unto a cave,
and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him,
What doest thou here, Elijah?
This question shows that Elijah is not supposed to be where he headed.
He is supposed to stand.
1Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy
covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and
I, even I only, am
left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Secondly, it is recognisable that Elijah thought that he was the only one
in right standing with God. Never think that in your life.
1Kings 19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand
upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great
and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake 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:
1Kings 19:12 And after the earthquake a
fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still
small voice.
1Kings 19:13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and
went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What
doest thou here, Elijah?
1Kings 19:14 And he said, I have been very jealous
for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy
covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and
I, even I only, am
left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
1Kings 19:15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return
on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint
Hazael to be king over Syria:
1Kings 19:16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou
anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah
shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
1Kings 19:17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of
Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall
Elisha slay.
1Kings 19:18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which
have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
Why should Elijah be stressed out?
Simple answer.
After he waited and laughed at the
false prophets of Baal all day, he slaughtered them all single-handedly with a
sword. Stress took the best of him and he forgot all about calling down fire.
1Kings 18:39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The
LORD, he is the God; the
LORD, he is the God.
1Kings 18:40 And Elijah said unto them, Take
the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and
Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
He would surely be stressed out. Have
time to rest, and do not stress out because bible and stress do not go together. The greatest stress is
not even in the body. It rises from the mind, and spreads up to the whole body.
Maybe, you have worried so much about something that you can no longer feel
relaxed without feeling sharp pains in your heart. You are in one way or the
other getting yourself stressed up. REMEMBER, bible and stress do not mix up,
and so you need to find time to relax. Not just physically, but also
spiritually from your mind. If stress can strike a great man of God like
Elijah,it could crash anyone that inhabits it. Be watchful.
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