Week 3: Sunday: Elijah
Elijah is sent by God to Ahab and the Pagan Gods so he could challenge them. As Elijah challenged them Ahab named him “Troubler of Israel”. After Elijah being called he then wanted to challenge the God of Israel. And so he did.
Week 3: Monday: Hezekiah
Ahaz was a person who never obeyed God. Never respected him and for that when he died Hezekiah made up for his father’s Disobedience.
Week 3: Tuesday: Isaiah
One of the seraphs flew to Isaiah with a live coal taken from the altar. Isaiah then heard the voice of the Lord saying “Whom shall I send, And who will go for us”. Isaiah replied” Here I am, send me!!!”. And so Isaiah was sent by the Lord.
Week 3: Wednesday: Jeremiah
Jeremiah taught the people that if they continued to oppress the immigrants, Orphans and Widows then they could not pray Faithfully. He said” If you don’t murder, steal, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal and go after other Gods that you have not known (praying to other Gods) then you can pray Faithfully. The message from Jeremiah was that if you do bad things then you could not pray properly and do the right things.
Week 3: Thursday: Habakkuk
Admitting that he does not understand God's will, Habakkuk stood ready to hear what God has worked out. God told Habakkuk that no matter what seemed to be happening on the exterior, God's big plan for the Judeans who lived in faithfulness would not be held up.
Week 3: Friday: Nehemiah
After convincing the king to let him come back to Judah, Nehemiah was named leader and given authority to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem, Nehemiah regrouped the people and rebuilt and reestablished the walls in fifty-two days.
Week 3: Saturday: John the baptist
Jesus had massive respect for John the Baptist saying, “among those born of women no one has appear greater than John the Baptist”. John was called by God to be a prophet and prepare himself to follow this call. Commitment to a goal means some reevaluation of priorities. John apparently wanted to be free of any responsibility except getting ready to proclaim the coming of the Messiah. He wanted people to know that the time for the Messiah to come was near. This meant that their priorities in life needed to be reviewed. When we realized that we were being called to a new life in Christ, we have to examine what sacrifices we were going to be called to make a change of our lives. While we will not be called to the extremes that John the Baptist was, we also need to recognize that life has to be different if we have to remain faithful.