I Kings 19:1-15a, Galatians 3:23-29 and Luke 8:26-39

I believe I would have left town as did Elijah! The queen Jezebel has made a definite threat on his life. Whatever power a prophet feels in his heart was not at play in this case! Time to flee not a time to fight! By the time Elijah has finished his time on the run, he is faced with another challenge only this time it is a question from God!

Most of us come to God during a stormy stretch in our life seeking a word of comfort or strength. What we often get from God is a question not so much an answer.

Paul receives the same when on the road to Damascus God challenges him with a question also. In the Galatians text Paul is responding to the questions he finally asks as a faithful law keeping Pharisee. And in our other text Jesus enters into both question and answers with the demons within a possessed man.

These are exciting scriptures we have before us this Sunday. And more questions, it seems, are raised rather than easy answers. But the questions, I think, are profound and invigorating to faith as much as a bold direct answer can be.

Whatever the storm, whatever the challenge, whatever the urgent change in our lives, God is making a way for us. Often the way forward is simply asking more questions. Then the surprise is we move ahead anyway even without all the answers!

The challenges and storms will come.

Keep asking~~~

Pastor Barry