When we read about people in the Bible, it is easy to explain away their story by saying, “But that was Moses or David or Elijah.” We are not expected to follow their examples because they possess qualities that we could never have.
Yet, according to James 5:17, “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours.” The NIV translates that “Elijah was a man just like us.” He had a special calling from God, no doubt. But he was a man. He had ups and downs, times of joy and sorrow, periods of prosperity and adversity. Just like…