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1 Kings 19:9
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

We have been studying how we Underestimate GOD. Last week Martha, Lazarus's sister, believed in Jesus as their Lord and Savior BUT never expected her brother to be brought back from being DEAD! The week before that it was the Israelites and Moses didn't trust GOD for all their provisions in their wilderness journey as GOD was providing for their every need! The week before that we studied GOD GAVING the victory to Gideon and his troops when they entered into a hopeless situation. The odds were 450 to 1 against them, and they WON!!! The week before that we focused on Saint Peter trying to REBUKE Jesus after He shared GOD'S plan of the crucifixion with His Disciples. All of these events were times GOD'S best and brightest somehow Underestimated GOD! 

This week we turn to the Book of First Kings to study the time one of GOD'S GREATEST prophets Underestimated GOD!?!? The prophet Elijah spoke words from God and performed miracles that are stunning! God's people thought very highly of Elijah. The work of prophets is to tell others they a astray from GOD. Wag the finger at people so to speak. AND, it NEVER goes well for the Prophets. Elijah was the prophet to King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, they worshiped false gods. And, when Elijah called them out on it they tried to kill Elijah!

In today's verse Elijah is on the run from King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Elijah is hiding in a cave where GOD catches up with him; "And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou HERE, Elijah?"
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