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I wrote a column around the letter for WORLD, not at all guessing I was engaging in a Holy Spirit networking on Rachel’s behalf. I had pretty much written off
Then the emails rolled in:
Natalie, a missionary in
Sharla spent her junior year in
“B” sent contact info for YFC directors for
Elijah complained to the Lord that was the only believer left in
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A matter of life
“God had 7,000 believers there that Elijah knew nothing about.”
I want to know why not.
If I had been one of the 7000, would Elijah have known he was not alone?
More importantly, who today feels alone because I have not shown them I’m with them?
Let me be a faithful friend and brother!
Elijah had spent the past few years in hiding, first at the brook, then with the widow of Zaraphath. He hadn’t exactly had opportunities for fellowship with others who were faithful to God.
Those who were, may well have been faithfully going about their daily lives, but were not called, like Elijah, to speak out publicly. People undergoing persecution for their faith don’t generally look for opportunities to let everyone know who they are, because it will often lead to harm to their families and fellow believers.
Elijah may have known, intellectually, that there could well be such people around Israel. But he hadn’t seen them, didn’t feel the comfort of knowing who and where they were, didn’t know who he could turn to for help.
This is what I tell people who have just moved or kids in the military lamenting the “fact” that there are no believers in the military. He has his people out there but you probably won’t find them in your living room until you invite them there. If He has placed you where there are truly no believers other than you, I would suggest you get to work showing what a believer is and perhaps you will soon have family.
Mark Roth has a good point as well, we need to take advantage of those moments to let people know we are believers so we can make the connections. Not wearing a sign or making an announcement but living in such a way and speaking when the Spirit gives opportunity.
there’s a fellowship bible church in barcelona. little rock arkansas’ fellowship bible church has one of their church plants there. i thot of this when i read your initial article in world and since i read your blog on the same topic just now, thot i’d pass on the info….re: your connecting rachel and elijah’s experiences…..i love the way your brain works, in seeing spiritual truths in every day life!
thank you for allowing God to use you in this way!
hazel, aka “z”, in little rock