Elijah felt all alone. Yes, he prayed and called down fire and defeated the profits of Baal and Asherah. But when Jezebel threatened his life, he ran in fear. Elijah said to God, I am the only one left who follows you. God tells Elijah, that there are still seven thousand people who have not bowed their knee to Baal, who still worship the Lord their God. This means that the people of God were not spared the judgment that fell on Israel.
Israel had turned their back on the one true God and began worshipping Baal, the god of abundance, and Asherah, the god of pleasure, especially sexual pleasure. God did what he said he would do; he would bring judgment on the people (Deuteronomy 28) if they disobeyed His word. This time the judgment was a severe drought. Which means that 7000 people who had not disobeyed God were not spared from the drought. God provided for Elijah during the drought, and I am sure that he provided for the other 7000, but they had to endure, trusting only in the provision of the Lord.
The United States today is not the people of God, nor has it ever been, but like any nation that turns its back on Him, the wage of their sin is death and destruction. God does this not merely to punish but in hopes that people will turn to Him. There is no doubt that America worships the gods of abundance and pleasure, although we may not call them Baal and Asherah. American has leaders like Ahab and Jezebel who lead us away from Him. So, there is no doubt that America does not deserve God’s blessings but his judgment. No nation has lasted forever, they all come to an end because the wage of sin is death. If and when God brings judgment on a nation, His people are not always spared, but He will provide for them.
If you are a part of the 7000, God is calling you to pray for our nation. Pray that He will bring the rain again, that the nation will be spared. We need to pray for a great revival and spiritual awakening across the land. We need to pray that we will be able to trust Him uncompromisingly no matter what the future may hold.
