Elijah: A Man Just Like Us

In his epistle, James reminds his readers, “Elijah was a man just like us.” This commonality with Elijah is often hard for us to believe when we encounter the dramatic events of his story. But the mighty acts of God in his life were not due to Elijah’s goodness and power but God’s greatness and might. Like us, Elijah suffered with anxiety, despair, unbelief, weakness, loneliness, and lack. But by living a life of persevering faith and dependence on God’s grace, power and presence, God used him to confront the wayward and display God’s glory and truth.