it may be. The change that had taken place within him can best be described as a renewal of his perspective. And so with renewed trust in God’s sovereignty, he waited for the Lord to tell him what he should do. . In answer to those who believe that God set Elijah on the shelf and that he was never again used by God, Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., wrote: “But God was not finished with His servant … for Elijah would now enter into some of his most productive years.