Reading
SAA Notes
At the end of the third year there is the dramatic confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal. The title Baal means Lord. The question was which god is God? The question for us today is: is my god (my understanding of god) the true God? or a Baal?
SJA Notes
* Lord God, we will give thanks to You with our whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
“How long will you go limping between two different opinions?”
Important events happen on mountains.
Here we see nine-hundred and fifty false men versus one man of God’s truth.
All the people of Israel gathered, and Ahab the bad king was there.
You can imagine it might be a bit daunting.
Elijah stands firm in his assurance, that blessed assurance that he was God’s and God is SOVEREIGN.
Elijah calls the people out, he calls out Ahab – Make a decision!
Stop trying to have a foot in both camps, decide who you will follow.
Joshua, many generations earlier had called the people in like manner,
“… Choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
We have the same decision to make today.
Are we limping between opinions?
Do we see something that glitters in the ideologies of the world, perhaps dipping into a few good things about all the different religions, including what Jesus offers?
You cannot serve two masters, you definitely can’t serve many.
There is only on way. One truth. One life.
It is Jesus, always Jesus. Him and Him alone.
* Father God, Sovereign and Mighty Lord,
We come before You today, please aright our hearts and minds, set them toward You.
Thank You for Jesus, that in Him alone is life, and life to the full.
What a God You are!
Amen.