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This is week eight in our study on being fit for service. Today we will continue looking at the life of Elijah to see what made him fit for service and usable by God .    Last week we discovered that Elijah walked in bold faith, he was courageous, and he was obedient to the Lord .   Today we will look at three more traits that made Elijah fit for service.   Fourth, Elijah was compassionate.   As I stated in the last lesson, after the Kerith Brook dried up, though a miracle of multiplication (1 Kings17:8-16), God provided for Elijah and a widow and her son throughout the drought .   During that time tragedy struck the widow’s home.   1 Kings 7: 17-24, Some time later the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?”   But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child’s...

This is week seven in our study on being fit for service. Today we will begin looking at the life of Elijah to see what made him fit for service and usable by God .     “The prophet Elijah is one of the most interesting and colorful people in the Bible, and God used him during an important time in Israel’s history to oppose a wicked king and bring revival to the land. Elijah’s ministry marked the beginning of the end of Baal worship in Israel. Elijah’s life was filled with turmoil. At times he was bold and decisive, and at other times fearful and tentative. He alternately demonstrates victory and defeat, followed by recovery. Elijah knew both the power of God and the depths of depression .” i   I want to look today at the first three characteristics of Elijah’s life that made him fit for service .     First, Elijah walked in bold faith.   1 Kings 17:1, Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, th...