‘Obadiah, The King’s Servant.’
(Obadiah means – ‘A servant of Jehovah)
1 Kings 18:3-16.
a) 1 Kings 18:3. He was a good chief servant in a wicked king’s home.
b) 1 Kings 18:3. He feared the Lord greatly.
c) 1 Kings 18:4. He rescued and hid the prophets of the Lord.
d) 1 Kings 18:5. He was given a difficult task by the king Ahab in the time of famine. The hard job turned out to be clearly the Will of God.
e) 1 Kings 18:6. He was obedient to his master.
f) 1 Kings 18:7. He met Elijah the Prophet.
g) 1 Kings 18:8. Elijah asked Obadiah to do something even more difficult.
h) 1 Kings 18:9-14. Obadiah’s fear caused him to have a ‘roller coaster’ of negative thoughts.
i) 1 Kings 18:15. Elijah promised to meet King Ahab.
j) 1 Kings 18:16. Obadiah obeyed and the meeting occurred.
(This QT teaches me about Obadiah, The King’s Servant who was truly a servant of Jehovah)
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‘Praying For Believers In Their Time Of Need.’
James 5:13-18.
a) James 5:13. The person requesting prayers should also pray for themselves.
b) James 5:14. Should be done by the Church Elders.
c) James 5:15. The Elders should pray in Faith – being men of active Faith.
d) James 5:15. The needing Believer should confess their sins to God –specifically.
e) James 5:16. If the needing Believer has some extreme burden of guilt because of sin, they may need to confess their sin to an Elder.
f) James 5:16:18. The Elder should pray fervently and consistently for the needing Believer, because this Prayer of the Righteous Elder has much power.
(This Second one reveals to me the real meaning of Praying For Believers In Their Time Of Need)
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Chris.
Fear may easily cause us to have roller coasters of negative thoughts. In fear we can imagine all kinds of things that are not. Let us not be controlled by fear in our relationships with other people – this can cause many relationship difficulties because of our imagining things.
