Proving God to Others … by Michael Garner

Today’s Passage – 1 Kings 18 – 19 (Click on the references to listen to the audio – Click here to view the passage from Blue Letter Bible)

(Second Milers also read – Luke 1 – 2; Proverbs 23; Psalms 111 – 115

Listen to this morning’s Scripture song – Proverbs 27:15

Read the “0423 Evening and Morning” devotion for today, by the late Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.” (1 Kings 18:38-39)

In this passage we see Elijah is trying to convince the false prophets of Baal that he knows the true, living God while the false prophets try to the same with their god. Elijah challenges the false prophets to prove who was right. The challenge was whoever’s God struck fire down from above onto their sacrifice on their altar, He would be the real God. When the prophets of Baal did their sacrifice, they began to call out to their god and ask for that fire. They did it all day long and, of course, nothing happened. Elijah gets a laugh out of this and starts to mock them. The prophets kept trying and trying, and nothing worked. They had failed. It then becomes Elijah’s turn to prove the true God. But Elijah does something odd. He wanted to make things more interesting. He begins to dump barrels of water three times on the altar he built. There was so much water, it filled up the trenches he had made. But he wanted to REALLY prove that it was the truly almighty God. When he cried out to the Lord, fire struck the altar from above. When all the people saw it, they believed Elijah and knew it really was the Lord.

In our lives today, we must prove to this world we have the true, living God. In the circumstances we are under right now, people are looking for answers for getting through this virus. Why not show them God! We need to prove to people that our God is the one, true God. Tell people your testimony on how God has changed your life. Tell someone about how serving the Lord is the best life to live. Tell someone about the goodness of God. Tell someone about His faithfulness to us. Tell them about how He will never leave us. Tell someone He’s in the middle of all our problems. And the list can go on and on!

Maybe today we need to find someone that needs proof. When fire came from above and came on Elijah’s altar, the people saw the proof and knew his God was the real deal. today, let’s prove to someone that our God is the real deal!