THE SUPREMACY OF GOD ON MOUNT CARMEL (I KINGS
18:17-46)WAYS THE CHURCH CAN FIGHT AGAINST IMMORAL
18:17-46)
- King Ahab allowed Jezebel, his wife to introduce the worship of
Baa! and Asherah in Israel, - God’s anger was provoked He therefore
sent Elijah, the prophet, to pronounce drought famine on the land. - Ahab then accused Elijah of being the cause of the drought in
Israel, - Elijah also blamed Ahab for
allowing the worship of Baal in Israel which made people forsake God. - Elijah, therefore, requested for the contest on Mount Carmel to determine who
was supreme in Israel, Yahweh or Baa!? - Elijah asked Baal prophets to
sacrifice a bull on an altar and call on Baal to send fire to consume the
sacrifice, - Similarly, Elijah would also sacrifice a bull on an altar and
ask God to send fire to consume it. - According o Elijah, the God
who answered by fire would be the true God of Israel. - The Baal
prophets took their turn first, but they could not send down tire. - They even
cut themselves with knives and lances without, any effect, - Elijah
then mocked them, saying their god may be on a journey or asleep, - Elijah
took his turn, built an altar with twelve stones, and requested that trenches
be made around the altar and water poured into them, - Elijah
offered a simple prayer and immediately God sent down fire to consume the
sacrifice, - The people declared, “The Lord, He is God, the Lord
He is God”, - The supremacy of God of Israel was thus
established. - Elijah had the Baa!
prophets, slain at the Brook Kishon, - After the contest God was
shown to: be greater than Baal. - Soon, there was raining Israel,
thus ending the drought.
WAYS THE CHURCH CAN FIGHT AGAINST IMMORAL
ACTS
- Members of the church should avoid sin and lead exemplary
lives/doers of the word. - They must witness about Christ through
revivals, crusades etc. - Members of the church should, not
compromise with sinners/sinners must be condemned, - Need to focus on
God only/fear of God. - Need to help the needy in society,
- Avoidance
of partiality. - Need for rewar4 and punishment,
- Counselling
those who go astray, - Men of God! Christians should speak against
social injustice/corruption/immoralities etc - Need to respect! Fight for
human rights, - Using social media to expose evil deeds/ doers in
society.
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