All Humans are Just That, Humans (TMF:2193)

Wednesday, October 04, 2023
Peace to Live By: All Humans are Just That, Humans (TMF:2193) - Daniel Litton
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       Continuing on, on this subject of prayer, James says for us: “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit” (James 5:17, 18, ESV). Let us focus first on how James says, “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours.” I think it’s often the case that with Biblical figures, or even celebrities of our day, that we cast this sort of mystical, magical, superiority of character over their personhood, as if somehow they are some sort of superhuman. But, really, we should know, in serious contemplation, that all humans are just that humans, whether they are famous or highly revered by many. They are of the same makeup as the average folks. For them, themselves, on a personal level, many of them would tell you there is nothing magical about them. The point James is making is that the famous prophet Elijah from the Old Testament was a human being just like any other human being and he prayed, and big stuff happened.