Rom 11:3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. Rom 11:4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. Rom 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
In the dark days of King Ahab and Jezebel, God let Elijah know that He still had many faithful followers. In writing to the believers at Rome in the first century, Paul reminds them that God had a faithful remnant in their day as well. The same could be said for every day and time: God always reserves a faithful few to Himself, even in the darkest of hours. God still has a remnant today: faithful believers through whom the truth can be preserved, and through whom light and life can spring up again. Even in our dark day, God still has reserved to Himself a remnant seed. Keep your faith and keep your hope.