How To Stand Alone!
"I alone am left a prophet of the Lord….
I alone am left…. I alone am left."
1 Kings 18: 22
Our church history is filled with examples of those
who stood alone for God at risk to their own lives.
When Martin Luther dared to proclaim a biblical Gospel in
1517, he was called to account before the Diet of Worms
in 1521. When told to take back his teachings, he
refused:
“I cannot and will not recant anything.”
Standing alone can be a fearful experience. Martin Luther no
doubt was thinking what prophet, Elijah, said when he stood
alone: “And they seek to take my life” (1 Kings 19:10, 14).
The apostle Paul probably thought the same thing before Emperor
Nero took his life. But all who stand alone for Christ do so because
they have confidence in God’s promise never to forsake His own.
In the face of criticism, or being ostracized or ridiculed for our faith,
we can stand firm because God stands with us. Remember: God
has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).
"Great eagles fly alone; great lions hunt alone;
great souls walk alone—alone with God."
Leonard Ravenhill
