Oluseye Ashiru

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[Oluseye Ashiru @OluseyeAshiru]

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Dear minister,

You must never be found interceding 'against' the Church, no matter how deep your grief or how justified your frustration may feel. Yes, you will encounter troubling trends. Yes, you will hear teachings and see behaviours that cause your spirit to ache. Yes, there will be moments where you will be tempted to say, “What is left of the true Church?”

But I urge you—do not let your pain speak louder than the voice of revelation. Do not turn sorrow into accusation. And do not assume that the 'visible' Church is the totality of what God is doing.

This is where you must sit with Elijah. Elijah was a prophet. Passionate. Bold. Devoted. But also human. James reminds us that Elijah was a man of like passions (James 5:17). That is not a casual phrase. It means Elijah carried the same emotional framework you carry—the same longing for purity, the same holy zeal, and yes, the same vulnerability to sorrow and fatigue.

1. In Romans chapter eleven, Paul brings Elijah into the conversation—not merely as a reference to history, but as a prophetic mirror for ministers who grieve deeply for the people of God.
Romans 11:3 – “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.”

This was Elijah’s lament—not spoken to men, but to God Himself. He was sincere. He was in anguish. But his conclusion was off. Elijah was not lying; he was limited. His perspective, clouded by despair, convinced him that he was the only one left. And this is where many young ministers today must be careful: we must not let deep sorrow blind us to divine activity beyond our line of sight.

2. Elijah’s grief was real, but it led to a flawed conclusion: “I alone am left.” He interpreted his exhaustion as evidence that no one else was standing. That is a dangerous assumption.

Grief, when not surrendered, becomes isolating. And isolation begins to whisper lies—that your voice is the last faithful voice, your theology is the last sound theology, your ministry is the last remaining hope. But such thoughts, though they may feel weighty, are not prophetic—they are projections of exhaustion. Elijah prayed with the burden of a prophet, but he also projected the blindness of a weary man.

3. But then came the divine response—gentle, sovereign, and corrective.
Romans 11:4 – “But what does the divine response say to him? ‘I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.’”

This is heaven’s holy interruption. God did not debate Elijah. He revealed truth. He said, in essence, “You are not the only one. I have preserved many others. You do not know them, but I do.”
And that one sentence silences every prophet’s panic. You are not alone. You were never alone. The remnant may be silent, but they are standing. They may be hidden, but they are holy. They may not be known to you, but they are known to God.

4. This is where every young minister must pause. Because before you form conclusions about the Church, you must ask: “What does the divine response say?”

God has always had more than what we can see. His work is deeper than our discernment. His remnant is broader than our radar. To speak prematurely out of sorrow is to risk speaking against what God is still building. Before you say, “This is not the Church Christ is coming for,” you must let God say, “I still have seven thousand.”

5. What Paul does next is brilliant. He uses Elijah not just as an illustration—but as a resolution to the grief he introduced in Romans 9.
Romans 9:2 – “I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.”

Paul’s sorrow was deep. He wept over Israel’s disobedience and blindness. But unlike Elijah, Paul does not spiral into isolation. He processes his grief through God’s covenantal faithfulness. This is the mark of mature ministry: to weep, but not waver; to grieve, but not accuse; to hurt, but still honour what God is doing.

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