IMTATE THEIR FAITH/"SO YOU HAVE FOUND ME,O MY ENEMY!"

 Jehovah sent Elijah to Ahab. Pointedly, God said: "There he is in the vineyard of Naboth." (1 Kings 21:18) When Jezebel told Ahab that the vineyard was now his, he got right up and went to enjoy his new acquisition. It never occurred to him that Jehovah was watching. Imagine his expression as he lingered in that vineyard, his head full of dreams about the wonderous garden he would make of the place. But suddenly Elijah appeared! Ahab's blissful countenance changed twisted with rage and hatred, as he spat out the words: "So you have found me, O my enemy!" - 1 KINGS 21:20. 

Ahab's words reveal two kinds of folly. First in saying, "So you have found me" to Elijah, Ahab revealed he was spiritually blind. Jehovah had "found" him. He had seen Ahab abuse the gift of free will and enjoy the fruitage of Jezebel's wicked plot. God saw into Ahab's heart, where love for a material possession had eclipsed any sense of mercy, injustice, or compassion. Second, in saying to Elijah, "O my enemy!" Ahab revealed his hatred for a man who was a friend of Jehovah God and who could have helped Ahab turn from his disastrous course.

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH - "SO YOU HAVE FOUND ME, O MY ENEMY" - Conclusion

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