Our new sermon series is titled “Facing the Stresses of Life with Faith.”
The great spiritual giant of the past were not immune from the problems that plague us in the present day.
They faced life with faith in a God who is at work to bring out good in everything that happens.
Today we are talking about A Cure Depression.
Mood changes are a problem for many people.
Sometimes we are in a good mood, and other times we are in a bad mood.
The low mood is often called depression.
In 2020 a record number of people in America were being treated with pharmaceuticals for depression, and suicided reached an all time high.
Im sure the numbers would be similar here in Australia.
Elijah suffered from an acute case of depression immediately after a high religious experience.
The prophets of Baal had increased in number because Jezebel, the wife of Ahab, permitted the worship of Baal when she moved to Israel.
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel.
The contest was was an interesting and exciting one.
The challenge was for the authentic God to consume the offering with fire.
The prophets of Baal called to their god, but he could not answer, for he was a false god.
Elijah called to the Lord, and He rained down fire, consuming the sacrifice.
Elijah came out out a winner.
But his happiness was marred by Jezabel’s threat on his life.
His high spirits were short lived.
He immediately got alone and developed a low spirit.
1 Kings 19:4, But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”
In this mood the Lord ministered to him.
From this ministry we may learn a cure for depression.
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