[mainekitchen] who will slay the prophets of baal in america?
- From: "Jim Caron" <jcaron16@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mainekitchen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 12:10:45 -0500
Elijah's End Time Message
The Joy of Repentance
Elijah's message. (1 Kings 18) Viewing Israel's apostasy from his mountain
retreat, Elijah wept over Israel's departure from God and her confused worship
of
Yahweh and Baal. In anguish he pled with God to arrest the downward spiral of
the
nation and her corrupt leaders, Ahab and Jezebel. He longed to see them all led
to
repentance lest God should give them completely over to their evil ways and
destruction
by their enemies.
God was his only strength and hope. But how could one lone man stem the
tide of wicked unbelief that threatened like a Tsunami to sweep his beloved
people to
ruin. What could he do, a lone voice crying in the wilderness, with no response
but the
echo of his words from the hills? He had no position or influence. He was a
country boy.
Apostate Israel looked to the powers of nature and nature's god, Baal, as the
source of sun, rain, and abundant harvest rather than Yahweh their Creator
Redeemer.
Elijah's anger was aroused. While he came with a message of reproof and
repentance, he
portrayed God as merciful and long suffering, a physician of the soul willing
to accept in
mercy the repentant.
But now the time had come for God to speak through his judgments. Elijah
was commissioned to be God's voice in one last appeal to Israel. He didn't seek
this
work, it was thrust upon him. God chooses whom He will. Elijah knew that
familiar voice
from hours of intimate fellowship. Elijah knew his God and God knew Elijah.
Fearlessly Elijah entered Ahab's palace and brushed past the armed guards.
Making no apology, he spoke God's words "that there would be neither dew nor
rain for
three years" but according to Elijah's word.who
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