We tend to think of Old Testament times as so different from our own -  full of strange, old-fashioned problems that we might have trouble  relating to in our modern era. When we take a closer look, though, we find that our times are not much different from theirs in some of the most important ways.  Sure, our lives are different because of technology and modern  conveniences, but the challenge of where we should place our hope and  the battle between the true God and rival gods remains. Our times have  their own false gods that demand our allegiance and tempt us to turn our  eyes away from the living God. We will be looking at a key story each  week from the lives of Elijah and Elisha in 1 and 2 Kings. These stories  will help us understand and remember how to place our faith firmly in  the true God in a time of widespread unbelief.

1 Kings 16:29-17:1