After one of the greatest spiritual victories in all of Scripture–calling down fire from heaven on Mount Carmel and turning the hearts of Israel back to God–Elijah finds himself blindsided by fear.
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Elijah had just come through one of the most intense seasons of his life. He had called down fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, seen the prophets of Baal defeated, and yet found himself running in fear from Jezebel, exhausted and discouraged. In the cave at Horeb, he cried out, believing he was alone and that all was lost. But it was thereâin the still small voiceâthat God revealed His presence and His plan.
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Life wears us down. We live in a world of relentless motion, pressure, and performance. Yeshua (Jesus) doesnât deny this. Instead, He speaks directly to those who are âweary and heavy-laden.â The Greek for âwearyâ (kopiao) means utterly worn outâsoul-tired, not just physically fatigued. The burdens He mentions arenât only external tasks but inward baggage: guilt, shame, expectations, and hidden wounds. Yeshuaâs call isnât merely an invitation to stopâitâs a call to come. He offers what no one else can: rest that restores.
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During this frigid weather across the United States and the devastating fires in California, millions have been grappling with widespread electricity blackouts. Thousands of people across the country remain without power. Across the United States, many teens are experiencing life without electricity for the first timeâan adjustment that also means living without their cell phones. Can you imagine?
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People often ask me why I so enjoy Shabbat and the rest it affords and why I preach on it so often. Some people think it’s a âlegalisticâ attitude, but actually, Iâm simply being relational. They need to remember that our relationship with the Lord Yeshua is bridal; it’s a marital relationship. [Ephesians 5:22-33; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Revelation 19:7-8]
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Over twenty years ago, not long after I came to faith in Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) the Lord began putting it in my heart to create a website where believers could be informed about world, national and Christian news — so that they could more effectively pray.
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Have you ever heard how the Karen people of Burma were prepared for the gospel? This unique people’s history reveals how the Lord had sovereignly preserved, in their traditions, their yearning for the one true God.
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