ELIJAH WAS A MAN WITH A NATURE LIKE OURS (James 5:16-18).
This incident is recorded in 1 Kings 17:1-19:10, with the famous contest of Elijah and the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel. The example of Elijah is given as an encourgaement for us to pray for those who have sinned and wandered away from fellowship with God. "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James reminds us that Elijah was a man with the same kind of frail flesh. He was a mere man, subject to the same weaknesses and infirmities as other men.
In the preceding verses we have seen the elders of the assembly being used in the restoration of a sinning saint. We have seen Elijah being used in the restoration (partial and temporary) of a backsliding nation.
This incident is recorded in 1 Kings 17:1-19:10, with the famous contest of Elijah and the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel. The example of Elijah is given as an encourgaement for us to pray for those who have sinned and wandered away from fellowship with God. "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James reminds us that Elijah was a man with the same kind of frail flesh. He was a mere man, subject to the same weaknesses and infirmities as other men.
In the preceding verses we have seen the elders of the assembly being used in the restoration of a sinning saint. We have seen Elijah being used in the restoration (partial and temporary) of a backsliding nation.
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