Questions From Heaven: “What Are You Doing Here?” 1 Kings 19:7

1. The Big Question in the Heart any Man or Woman: Why was I Created?

This is the Question of Purpose!

The Glorious Call of God – For Isaiah 6:1-

The Glorious Call of God for You and Me!

ϖ Created to Bear the Image of the Lord! Genesis 1:27
ϖ Created to Reflect God and His Glory!
ϖ Created to Be used of Him to Bring People to the Lord!

2. The Secondary Question: What Am I Doing Here?

This The Question of Self Examination! 1 Kings 19:9-14

1st We Celebrate the Victory – Expect More from the Hand of God!

2nd Refute The Harsh, Life Threatening Word from the Enemy! 1-3

3rd Rebuke the Feeling: “God’s Done With Me” 4

4th Let God Minister To You! 5-6

5th Hear and Obey the Word: 7-8

6th Experience the Presence of the Lord! 9-14

ϖ Your Are Not Alone! V. 18 1 Peter 1:18-20

ϖ You Have a Life and Ministry to Finish! 15-21

Kings to Anoint and Elisha to Mentor!

What Happened to Elijah? He Lost Hope!

Proverbs 13:12 Hope Deferred Makes the Heart Sick!

We Hope In God and His Faithful Work.

Psalm 43:6 Why are you in despair O my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God!

Hope Produces Joy that remains even Through Difficulties

Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

Hope Produces Perseverance. Romans 8:24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Hope Produces Confidence. 2 Corinthians 3:12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness in {our} speech,

Hope Produces Effective Ministry. 2 Corinthians 4:8

Hope Produces Greater Faith and Love Colossians 1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel,

Hope Produces Consistency. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 constantly bearing in mind your steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

Hope Produces Increased Energy and Enthusiasm. 1 Timothy 4:10 For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.

Hope Produces Stability. Hebrews 6:19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a {hope} both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,