Elijah’s Ministry Strategy

An evil king ruled the nation. He ruined the country’s economy and security. He persecuted the faithful servants of the Lord. Does that sound familiar?

What was Elijah's ministry strategy?

Elijah committed himself to the Lord. He trusted in God no matter what the blasphemous fool on the throne said or did. When the Lord told him to confront the king, he did. He confronted the king with God’s Word not his own.

“Then the word of the Lord came to him (Elijah), saying, ‘Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith which flows into the Jordan. And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.’ So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith which flows into the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.” [1]

Later, the Lord told him to challenge the king’s 700 false prophets to a contest. The Lord turned the tide on that evil king and his false prophets. By a miracle of the Lord, the king’s 700 false prophets were executed that day.

Elijah did not just talk about faith in God, he had it. When an evil leader ruled his country, Elijah’s ministry strategy was to listen to and act on God’s Word. The Lord brought forth the victory.

[1] 1 Kings 17:2-6