June 17

1 Kings 18

Have you noticed through our readings that when God ordains something, He always wins? Funny how that works.  Here, we see it again. God uses a drought to awaken the nations, and works through Elijah to make His point. Elijah goes up to Mt. Carmel, a holy mountain and a center for idol worship. There, he challenges 450 of Baal's best to a contest. My take away from this reading just confirms the importance of prayer and listening to God. Through prayer and listening, Elijah knew what he was going up against. In fact, he was so confident he said "How long will you waiver between two opinions?" He taunted the prophets of Baal knowing he would be victorious through what God would do. He might not have known exactly how it would play out, but his trust in the victory rested with God. And that is just one of many examples of how we as Christ followers should approach life. Knowing that the Lord is greater than all gods (Psalm 135:5) We have so much ahead of us in our lives and in our church, would you please unite with me in prayer knowing that what God has ordained will come to pass. Let's surrender our hearts and our own agendas to His will and in prayer listen for His voice to guide us into His victory.