The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Kings 18:25-36, “So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, ‘Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.’
26 Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, ‘O Baal, answer us.’ But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made.
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36 At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word.
37 “Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.”
38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God.”

Let me say at the outset that you would do well to read the entirety of First Kings 18. In that way, you can grasp the full accounting of Elijah as he stood against the worshippers of Baal.

Whom do you worship? Would the god you serve be willing to stand a test like this one? If you were to find youself in a tight situation like Elijah, what would you do?
How trusting are you of your god? Would you be
delivered?

In this situation, Elijah was the only prophet of the LORD, while the priests of Baal numbered 450 men! When Baal’s prophets failed to arouse their god, Elijah poured water on the sacrifice he was to offer to the LORD. Then as he prayed, fire descended from Heaven upon the sacrifice offered to the LORD; and the people cried, “The LORD, He is God.”

How powerful God is! Do you trust Him? Have you given Him your heart and life? Why not do that today?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom