A Hundred Proof - How to Pray With Confidence (Lesson 3)

1 Kings 19:9-10 NASB

(9)  Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

(10)  He said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

Trust God to Answer Wisely

How did Elijah get to the cave?  Jezebel vowed to kill him.

Elijah ran to Beersheba, which was part of Judah and then went a day’s journey into the wilderness and rested under a juniper tree.  The angel of the Lord woke him up and told him to eat.  He found a cake and water waiting on him.

The Bible says he traveled 40 days on God’s meat, to Mount Horeb.  You can rest assured that when God feeds you, it will take you all the way to your Mount Horeb.

So Elijah is convinced he is the only one left.  See, Elijah is just like us and he had bad days just like us.

God tells him to go to the top of the mountain. 

Then there is a strong wind, then an earthquake, then a fire, then a gentle blowing.

God speaks in a still small voice and tells him that he has 7000 in Israel that has never bowed a knee to Baal and he still has work for him to do.

Why can you trust God to do what is best?

Matthew 6:8 NASB  "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”

That makes God “A Hundred Proof”