If God Still Exists, Why Are There No Prophets?

Elijah was a great man of God, faith, and a good example of a true prophet. When God told him to say something, he said it. Where God him to go, he went. So, you can already see one reason we don’t have modern-day prophets. Most people do only the things “they” want to do. This story of Elijah is captivating and inspiring.

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Elijah had been given a message by God to deliver to King Ahab. The message? There would be no rain or dew on the land for the next few years!!! The reason? Well, as a group, the kings of ancient Israel were not known for their goodness. Each king is described in the Bible as being worse than all the previous kings, and Ahab was the worst (1 Kings 16:30). Ahab also chose “Jezebel” for his wife, and we’ll leave it at that.

Ahab and Jezebel had turned Israel away from God and now worshipped the pagan God Baal. King Ahab scoffed at Elijah (who is usually described as hairy and dishevelled) The king would not repent and became angry.

He Provides

Elijah hurried away as God instructed him (1 Kings 17:3) to flee to the Brook Cherith where God had told him to hide as surely the angry king’s soldiers would begin to search for him. Now Elijah was not a “prepper”, so he had no supplies. When God said go, Elijah just went.

Elijah awoke to the sound of ravens “cawing” as they deposited meat and bread on a flat stone right in front of him and then flew away. For some time, each day they did this until the small brook began to run dry because the drought prophecy was being fulfilled.

The Widow

Elijah thanked God and of course, prayed often. Once more, God spoke to Elijah: “Go to Zarephath and a widow will provide for you there” So again what did Elijah do? he went. At the end of his long journey, he came upon the widow and asked her for a drink of water and a morsel of bread.

With tears in her eyes, she told Elijah she had only enough for her and her son’s last tiny meal before they would surely die. The drought had taken all food and water from the land.

A Matter of Faith

Elijah again made his request but told the widow she could prepare the meal for her and her son afterwards. Something she saw in Elijah’s eyes called faith compelled her to do as he asked. She cooked the small cake for Elijah and gave him a cup of water.

Elijah kneeled and prayed. When the widow went back into her kitchen the bin was full of flour and the jar full of oil. Elijah dwelled there for months. The flour bin remained full, and the oil jar never ran dry until the drought was over.

This widow’s faith would once more be deeply tested—and affirmed—when her son was struck with a serious illness. You can read about it and God’s miraculous intervention in 1 King 17:17-24.

But the answer to the question “If God Still Exists Why Are There No Prophets?” Is: We no longer need them. We have God’s word, the prophecies which have been fulfilled, the prophecies in progress, and the prophecies to come. God wrote them down for us (He knows I’m forgetful) in a wonderful book, I call the Bible.

I’ve been inactive in writing for about 6 months, (I can’t even remember) having two back surgeries. I had hoped to use the time off to write more, but pain and meds have foiled that plan. Hopefully, I’ll be fixed now. God still has plans for me.

My magnificent Pastor Joanne Flowers inspired me to write this fantastic short Bible story of Elijah the prophet.

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