This past sunday message was SO good. Often I want to go home and "think" about what we just heard in an hour at church... but as soon as I walk in the door life happens. How many times do we actually revisit the sermon we just received, not only to think about it but to let it change us in some way.. More often we go week to week just forgetting what we heard. I pray that I can take something away every Sunday, something that I will not only remember but something that will make me more like Jesus..
The message was from 1 kings 18 Not only is this an actual physical event that happened, but it represents 4 different spiritual conditions..
I. Drought v.1-2 The famine was severe. These people were parched for GOD. Sometimes life just sucks the moisture right out of us and it HAS to be replenished! We need a constant refreshing and quenching. The Christian life is not just one and done.. We have to DAILY refresh. Just as we need water/food to survive physically, we need the Holy Spirit EVERY day or we will become spiritually dry. REVIVE
II. Disorientation v.16-17 The people do not recognize where they are spiritually. They have drifted far from God and do not realize it. Ahab called Elijah a "troubler" of Israel. That is so far from the truth. Ahab was disoriented spiritually. This is subtle. We do not even realize it is happening. We as a people have drifted. The standards of this society are SO far off the mark. Even the standards in our own homes Hebrews 2:1 For this reason we must pay much close attention to what we have heard, lets we drift away. RENEW
III. Divided v.20-21 The people have a divided loyalty. "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him. but if Baal, follow him." The people said NOTHING. How can we sit by and remain quiet? Hold tight to the TRUTH of God's Word!
James 1:8 being a double minded man, unstable in all his ways. Too many of us have divided loyalties. Trying to ride the fence, with one foot in the world, and one foot with the LORD. He wants ALL of our heart. Do NOT hesitate! REKINDLE
IV. Disrepair v.30 The altar of the LORD had been torn down for 50 years and the people paid NO heed! The altar was their visual reminder of their relationship with God and it was in ruin. Elijah repaired the altar! What needs repairing in our spiritual walk with the LORD. Have we forgotten Him? It is time to repair what is broken. REPAIR
The FIRE of the Lord fell... and when the people saw it they said, "The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God" v.38
Let the FIRE fall on us, let it be known today that we are a people of God and that we have turned our hearts toward HIM. Be renewed, refreshed, rekindled, repaired, revived... Be a people TOTALLY surrendered to HIM and may all those around us recognize it!
May we recognize HIS presence, HIS power, HIS purity, and HIS perfection in our lives.
Sin will take me further than I ever thought I would stray.
Sin will keep me longer than I ever thought I wold stay.
Sin will cost me more than I ever thought I would pay.
LET THE FIRE FALL
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