The Fire of Elias

Elias was a man of fire. When he was born, his father saw an angel wrapping him in flaming clothing and taking a ball of flame and sticking it down his mouth for food as an infant. That fire showed itself in his asceticism in living this incredible life of perfect virginity, fasting and ardent prayer. And this is before the virgin, before the incarnation of our Savior. How did he do it? His zeal. He showed his fire against the wicked, sometimes and literally. Do you remember when Ahab's son, Aheziah the king, who was following, unfortunately, in his father's unbelieving footsteps, he got sick. Instead of asking for prayer from