Obadiah was a contemporary of Elijah and Ahab. He was a good man but he was out looking for grass with Ahab when he should have been praying for rain with Elijah. While he was out on grass-hunting expeditions to relieve the drought, Elijah the solitary man of God was ready to call Israel to a confrontation, to the showdown that always must precede the showers of blessing. We waste our time working with the powers that be, trying to improve conditions today, when the only answer lies in squarely facing the issue of Baal or Jehovah.
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Quote of the Day
The prophet of God cannot take it easy. He does not hobnob with false prophets nor play politics with the powers that be. He does not crack jokes with the ungodly and is not a middle-of-the-roader in a day of conformity. He guards against oversleeping and overeating and is a lean watchman on the wall in a day of calamity.