Even after Elijah’s victory over the prophets of Baal, where the Lord showed His power, the enormity of the task and the obstacles were overwhelming. Once the adrenaline was gone, Elijah again felt alone and hopeless. God didn’t leave him at the point of hopelessness though. He reminded him that He had preserved a remnant.
Yes, these are the days of Elijah. So much that is Biblical is everyday reality to be seen by all with eyes to see. It’s good to be reminded that these challenges have faced God’s people all through time, and just like the Biblical days, God is here with us and will see us through.
On the radio today I heard Steven Curtis Chapman singing a song I’d never heard before, saying that even though it feels like the end, our story is still at the beginning, and we need to watch the great unraveling of the story that God is going to do, and be amazed.
The great stories in the Bible almost all came in times of great darkness. It means it shines all the brighter when God intervenes.
I was asking myself how a person could write a song that would convey the darkness of these times and still have the hope of the Lord in the middle of it.
I had never heard “Days of Elijah”. I want to look more closely at the lyrics; seems like they draw hope for the future from the remembrance of the past, which is what I keep going back to in my own mind and heart.
My Community Bible Study group sings this sometimes in opening worship. The lyrics are wonderful - love all the OT references - but we never sang it with the “HOO-RAH!” after “Lift your voice” but I think we need to add it, it goes great. Perfect tribute to one of our group’s founding members, a Marine who “graduated” a month or so ago. Best funeral ever...opened with When the Saints Go Marching In & closed with the Marine Hymn.