Jerry Selvidge

Days of Elijah: the Refining Work of God in Developing Character Jerry Selvidge

Days of Elijah is the story of the humbling work of God in the life of Jerry Selvidge while he was the preacher in South Haven, Michigan. The story is told through the life of the prophet Elijah who prayed that it would not rain. In answer to his prayer, the rain stopped and Elijah spent the next years of his life being humbled at the brook Cherith and refined at the home of the widow in the village of Zarephath before his great victory on Mt. Carmel. Jerry Selvidge also prayed a prayer. He called it an exchange prayer, where he was willing to exchange a fast growing church for wisdom to be better able to bless God's people. God answered that prayer with two years of preaching without a salary. Read how God took care of Jerry's family through the many stories he re-counts in the pages of Days of Elijah. See how God taught lessons that changed his life, even the miraculous saving of the Selvidge home that was in foreclosure. It is a tribute to the refining work of God in refining our character through the disciplines of life. The book is especially appropriate in our hard economic times. God is most honored when his children find joy in the heat of the struggle.