Looking at life from a wheelchair
Comments (0) “I have had enough Lord” he said. “Take my life;”
1 Kings 19:4 (NIV)
One very special person that I visit from time to time has looked at life from a wheelchair for almost all of their life. It brightens my day to spend time in the home and realise this person is a faithful follower of Jesus and prays for my ministry regularly. I marvel at the grace and poise of this individual knowing the limited mobility that is their life.
How can someone faithfully stay on course through life when they are not able to drive a car, go out when they wish, need a home care giver who comes in to help them get in and out of bed each day and so on? This person has been given a special portion of grace to cope, each day.
The man in our verse, Elijah, had just come from a wonderful event where he had demonstrated the miraculous power of God to some heathen people (1 Kings 18). The victory clearly proved that Jehovah was God. Elijah should have rejoiced but instead became frightened of a Phoenician princess named Jezebel who threatened him with death.
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