by Heath Rogers<\/p>\n
The prophet Elijah was at a low point in his life. He had abandoned his post and run away from Israel. When asked by God why he was away from Israel, the prophet said that the children of Israel had forsaken God’s covenant, torn down His altars, and killed His prophets. “I alone am left; and they seek to take my life<\/em>” (I Kings 19:10).<\/p>\n The Lord corrected Elijah’s assessment of the circumstances. He was not alone. “Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him<\/em>” (I Kings 19:18). People were standing for the Lord and doing His work.<\/p>\n Sometimes, individual Christians become disappointed by what they perceive as a lack of interest and involvement in the work of the Lord. They are tempted to see themselves as Elijah did – “I am the only one who is trying to do anything. I must be the only one who cares.”<\/p>\nWhile there may be situations in which only one lone Christian is trying to do what is right, for the most part, this assessment simply is not true. Some things done in service to the Lord are done in the open. We clearly see the efforts of those who preach, lead singing, teach a Bible Class, prepare communion, and welcome visitors to our assemblies. However, we rarely see those who invite their friends and neighbors to the assemblies, visit the sick, cook meals for those recovering, send cards to the bereaved, set good examples before unbelievers, and pray for the church.<\/p>\n Don’t dishonor the members of the church by assuming they are doing nothing.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Heath Rogers The prophet Elijah was at a low point in his life. He had abandoned his post and run away from Israel. When asked by God why he was away from Israel, the prophet said that the children of Israel had forsaken God’s covenant, torn down His altars, and killed His prophets. “I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[448,253,456],"class_list":["post-92441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-church","tag-fellowship","tag-unity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41151,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/elijah\/","url_meta":{"origin":92441,"position":0},"title":"Elijah","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 9, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. 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\nPaul told the Corinthians that the local church is like a human body (I Corinthians 12:12-27). Some parts are seen, while some are “hidden” or “unpresentable” (I Corinthians 12:23). However, all the parts of the body are equally important.\n