IMITATE THEIR FAITH -"SO YOU HAVE FOUND ME, O MY ENEMY!" - Conclusion

 We may learn vital lessons from Ahab's folly. We must always remember that Jehovah sees all. As a loving Father, knows when we stray from the path of what is right, and he is eager to see us change our ways. To help us, he often uses his friends-faithful humans who, like Elijah, bear God's words to their fellow humans. What a mistake it would be to view God's friends as our enemies! - PSALM 141:5.

Picture Elijah answering Ahab: "I have found you." He found Ahab for what he was-a thief, a murderer, and a rebel against Jehovah God. What courage it took for him to stand up to that wicked man! Elijah went on to pronounce God's sentence on Ahab. Jehovah saw the whole picture-wickedness was spreading out from the family of Ahab and infecting the people. So Elijah told Ahab that God had ordained "a clean sweep," the extermination of that entire dynasty. Jezebel too would be brought to justice. - 1 KINGS 21:20-26.

Elijah did not cynically assume that people simply get away with wicked, unjust conduct. That is an easy assumption to make in today's world. This Bible account remind us not only that Jehovah God sees what is going on but also that he brings about justice in his due time. His Word assures us that the day is coming when he will put an end to all injustice for all time! (Psalm 37:10, 11) You may wonder, though: 'Do God's judgments involve only punishment? Are they merciful?'

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH -"HAVE YOU SEEN HOW AHAB HAS HUMBLED HIMSELF?" 

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