1. The Sabbath, pt. 2:
What are you doing
here, Elijah?
1 Kings 19:1-18

2. 1When Ahab got home, he told
Jezebel everything Elijah had
done, including the way he had
killed all the prophets of Baal. NLT

3. 2So Jezebel sent this message to
Elijah: “May the gods strike me
and even kill me if by this time
tomorrow I have not killed you
just as you killed them.” NLT

4. Romans 12:2 - Don’t copy the
behavior and customs of this
world, but let God transform you
into a new person by changing
the way you think. Then you will
learn to know God’s will for you,
which is good and pleasing and
perfect. NLT

5. Biblical transformation is
directly related to what
we think - Beliefs

6. Beliefs > Emotions >
Behavior

7. 3Elijah was afraid and fled for his
life. He went to Beersheba, a
town in Judah, and he left his
servant there. 4Then he went on
alone into the wilderness,
traveling all day. He sat down
under a solitary broom tree and
prayed that he might die.

8. “I have had enough, Lord,” he
said. “Take my life, for I am no
better than my ancestors who
have already died.” 5Then he lay
down and slept under the broom
tree. NLT

9. Servants of God don’t decide
when their God given work is
done or when they are to die –
Jesus does.

10. But as he was sleeping, an angel
touched him and told him, “Get
up and eat!” 6He looked around
and there beside his head was
some bread baked on hot stones
and a jar of water! So he ate and
drank and lay down again.

11. 7Then the angel of the Lord came
again and touched him and said,
“Get up and eat some more, or
the journey ahead will be too
much for you.”

12. 8So he got up and ate and drank,
and the food gave him enough
strength to travel forty days and
forty nights to Mount Sinai, the
mountain of God. 9There he came
to a cave, where he spent the
night. NLT

13. But the Lord said to him, “What
are you doing here, Elijah?”
10Elijah replied, “I have zealously
served the Lord God Almighty.
But the people of Israel have
broken their covenant with you,
torn down your altars, and killed
every one of your prophets.

14. I am the only one left, and now
they are trying to kill me, too.”
11“Go out and stand before me on
the mountain,” the Lord told him.
And as Elijah stood there, the
Lord passed by, and a mighty
windstorm hit the mountain.

15. It was such a terrible blast that
the rocks were torn loose, but the
Lord was not in the wind. After
the wind there was an earthquake,
but the Lord was not in the
earthquake.

16. 12And after the earthquake there
was a fire, but the Lord was not in
the fire.

17. And after the fire there was the
sound of a gentle whisper.
13When Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his cloak and
went out and stood at the
entrance of the cave. And a voice
said, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?” NLT

18. The Lord wants each
Christian to be a
mature adult
this requires
thinking Biblically

19. and also living in light of
the Truth.

20. But you need to be
willing to listen
The Sabbath helps you
listen to God

21. It is the gentle whisper
of God that attracts us
But some of you just
aren’t willing to slow
down long enough to
listen.

22. 14He replied again, “I have
zealously served the Lord God
Almighty. But the people of Israel
have broken their covenant with
you, torn down your altars, and
killed every one of your prophets.
I am the only one left, and now
they are trying to kill me, too.”

23. 15Then the Lord told him, “Go
back the same way you came, and
travel to the wilderness of
Damascus. When you arrive
there, anoint Hazael to be king of
Aram. 16Then anoint Jehu son of
Nimshi to be king of Israel, and
anoint Elisha son of Shaphat

24. from the town of Abel-meholah to
replace you as my prophet.
17Anyone who escapes from
Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and
those who escape Jehu will be
killed by Elisha! 18Yet I will
preserve 7,000 others in Israel
who have never bowed down to
Baal or kissed him!” NLT

25. spend extended time
alone with God
and
listen to Him.

26. The more intimate time
you spend with God the
less fear you will have
and the less you
will be concerned
about your life.

27. 1 Corinthians 6:20
for you were bought with a price
Truth
So glorify God in your body. ESV
Behavior

28. Isolation is a fruit of
extreme busyness.
Formality is the
fruit of a rules
based life.

29. God is greater
than you think
you are less
than you think
The more time you spend alone
with God the more you will learn

30. Isaiah 26:3 - You will keep in
perfect peace all who trust in
you, all whose thoughts are
fixed on you! NLT

31. Are you running from
responsibility God has
given you?
Do you just
want to die?
Are you afraid?
Are you
giving up?

32. Quiet
&
Solitude

33. Mark 1:35 - Before daybreak the
next morning, Jesus got up and
went out to an isolated place to
pray. 36Later Simon and the
others went out to find him.
37When they found him, they
said, “Everyone is looking for
you.”

34. 38But Jesus replied, “We must
go on to other towns as well,
and I will preach to them, too.
NLT

35. Mark 6:31-32 - Then Jesus said,
“Let’s go off by ourselves to a
quiet place and rest a while.”
He said this because there were
so many people coming and
going that Jesus and his
apostles didn’t even have time
to eat.

36. 32So they left by boat for a quiet
place, where they could be alone.
NLT

37. Isaiah 30:15 - This is what the
Sovereign Lord, the Holy One
of Israel, says: “Only in
returning to me and resting in
me will you be saved. In
quietness and confidence is
your strength. But you were not
willing, NLT

38. Are you willing?