False Prophets

Another thing is just because the church services are loud or that the people are jumping about and dancing down the aisles doesn't mean they are right! And it doesn't mean they are alive! While the false prophets where jumping about, shouting and dancing, what was Elijah doing? Sitting down, quiet! Now, I'm not saying that ALL churches should be quiet and that singing and dancing etc is wrong because I'm not, the Psalms are full of songs and David danced often before the Lord. What I'm saying is don't judge a church simply upon their noise.

And last thing I want to say about the false prophets is this, don't think that just because they are sincere or dedicated that they are right, that they know God. There are many people out there who are very sincere about what they believe and teach, there are many who are extremely dedicated, the cults are full of such people, look at the Muslims and Jehovah Witnesses, it means nothing. These false prophets beat themselves and cut themselves with knives as they cried out to their god but their god was NOT the living God! Be careful not to be deceived by the devil into following someone solely upon their sincerity or dedication.

As Christians we need to know God, we need to know His Word. The Bible says that we are His sheep and 'His sheep know His voice'. And as we spend time with Him we will soon be able to see who and what is of God and what isn't!

And then we finish with Elijah who represents the genuine, Spirit filled man of God. He knows God, he believes His Word and isn't afraid to act upon it! He is humble in his heart and as such was used to perform some great miracles!

But in the midst of all the ungodliness and false prophets he feels that he's on his own, that there is no one left on his side! When he hears the message of these false teachers his heart burns within him to a point where he thinks he's the only one left. Don't be discouraged if you ever feel that in the midst of all the false teaching in the church today that you are the only one left who knows God and can see the truth of His Word.

Because through you God can do mighty things! Through you God can change the heart of the Church back again to the living God! Through you God will surely move! In the midst of a terrible famine God provides for His own!

Whatever the devil throws at us throughout our lives we can be sure that God will make a way! We can rest in the knowledge that through Christ He has overcome the devil and all his wicked ways and we too will overcome; we too will come out stronger on the other side!