The Life Of Elijah

At times the ravens will bring you meat, at other times the widows will bring you flour. But al all times God is seeking for your total dependence upon HIM.

Don’t depend on my abilities to minister… rather depend upon God’s provision in all areas… are you trusting HIM for EVERYTHING today? Where should you start you ask???

3. THE WHERE? THE PLACE OF THE SHOWDOWN IS THE ALTAR OF GOD

1 Kings 18:1-40 (review (Ahab &) Elijah on Mt. Carmel defeating the prophets of Baal by calling down fire from heaven.)

The ground was dry and the trees and grass had all turned brown because of the drought caused by Israel’s sin. It was the darkness of Ahabs heart that brought the judgement of Jehovah against the land, yet he addressed Elijah as the troubler of Israel.

Elijah challenged Ahab and the false prophets to a showdown on Mount Carmel, to prove who was the true God of Israel. But before the contest he addressed the “Hebrew” people with words that must have stung like a cat-o- nine tails… “how long will you hesistate between two opinions, if the Lord is God then follow HIM, if Baal is god then follow him.

For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts of fully committed to Him. You have done a foolish thing and from now on you will be at war. 2 Chronicles 16:9

The challenge was to follow God fully. No longer were they permitted to serve Him with a divided heart. God revealed Himself to Moses on Mt. Sanai as a jealous God. He was unwilling to share His people’s love with false gods. Mount Carmel became the place of the showdown between the supreme God of the universe and the man-made idol of Baal.

But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it. Numbers 14:24

Every human must traverse this mountain some time in his or her walk with God. Every Christian must make a decision to follow their Lord fully and longer straddle the fence of indecision. Only God will answer by fire as He did for Elijah on Mt. Carmel, and every idol of the human hand will fail in the hour of need.

The place of the showdown is the altar of God which is where you live and the time is now to give your heart FULLY to God and watch Him send the fire and devour the water of doubt in your life… send the fire of the power of the Holy Spirit upon you…

Mount Carmel is the place of the crucible, where the metal of your walk with God is refined, this altar is your Mount Carmel so make the journey up here and take your stand and allow the fire of God refine your walk with Him…