1 Kings 17-22: Ahab

Many of us are like Elijah.  We serve the Lord.  We can attest to his miracle working power and provision.  We can even hear his voice sometimes, but trusting is another matter.  Elijah's life was interwoven with the life of his arch enemies, Ahab and Jezebel.  As a result, Elijah often failed to trust the God who provided food via a bunch of ravens and led him to the widow of Zarephath and her son, where God fed the three of them from her limited, but never dwindling, supply of oil and flour. 

Elijah trusted God.  He never doubted that God could  burn up a water saturated offering and put the heathen god, Baal, to shame.  Elijah trusted God for everything except when it came to the ones in power, Ahab and Jezebel.  When they threatened him, he ran for his life, sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die.

He need not have worried.  God had it under control all along.  Ahab and Jezebel would never have been in their position of power if it had not been God's will.   God knew that it was not just the hearts of the kings that had turned against him.  It was the hearts of the people as well.  The hearts of the people chose to worship the Baals and all the other heathen gods.  The hearts of the people got the ruler they deserved. 

Ahab and Jezebel became just another name on the long list of the enemies of God who have done so much evil down through the centuries.  They may have made a name for themselves, but their power could never usurp that of the God of all creation. 

His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. - Luke 1:50-52 NIV