17 After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!” 19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed. 20 And he cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?” 21 Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child’s life come into him again.” 22 And the Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives.” 24 And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.”
Is this not how most of us approach church? "What have you against me [Pastor/Priest]? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my [loved one]!" That is all these so called Christians ever tell us is how sinful we are. It is true, the church should continue to remind you how sinful you are.
You are a sinful human being. You are a lost and condemned soul. But ask the man of God to raise you to new life. The man of God does not enjoy pointing out people's sins nor remembering their faults. The man of God does enjoy calling upon the name of the LORD so that he may save people from their sins.
The LORD God is the one who raise the widow's son from death not Elijah. The LORD God is the one who raise Jesus from the dead not the Apostles. The LORD God is the one who forgives you all your sins. He is the one who offers you new life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
It seems that the Lord will continue to allow calamity to fall upon us and our families. But it is the LORD God who desires to hold you in his loving arms. He desires to raise you up to eternal life. This is the Light that should shine as we see the works of the man of God, Son of God, who came to save us.
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