Let the Bible Speak

Reading – Romans 1:16. The Protestant Reformation throughout Europe was a re-discovery of the gospel of Christ that had hidden put away in the dark ages by the church of Rome. God by the power of the Holy Spirit moved mightily upon Europe and give understanding to a monk named Martin Luther, that when reading the Bible, God opened his understanding, and he learned the just shall live by faith.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v21,24-24. God uses the Prophet Elijah to expose the deception and delusion of false religion by stating the prophets of Baal were not to add any fire to their sacrifice, and Elijah would add nothing to his sacrifice that would start a fire, by doing this, the prophets of Baal and their false religion was exposed because they would set a fire to cause people to believe Baal was answering by fire. However, Elijah by offering a sacrifice that God authorised and accepted.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v21,24-25. The Devotion of False Religion is seen on Mount Carmel when the false prophets of the false god Baal, continually prayed to Baal for fire from morning to noon but there was no answer, yet they continued. Whereas Jehovah revealed Himself to be the true and living Saviour by answer prayer by fire immediately.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v21,24-25 The motive of false religion is to take the place of God and worship self.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v19-21. When Elijah presented the Lord’s message, it present a way of life and death. To confess the Lord is God and follow Him in the right direction. However, the follow Baal was to wrong in the wrong direction. Elijah was showing the people to follow the Lord as He is the true and living God.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v19-21. Elijah teaches the people on Mount Carmel the distinction between worshiping the Lord the true and living God as opposed to worshiping the false god Baal. The distinction will be seen that God answers by fire whereas Baal remains as it is a man made invention, therefore a false idol.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v19-21. The people of Israel has been indecisive conferring the worship of worship and the worship of Baal. Therefore, Elijah brings the challenge how long will ye halt between two opinions, how long will you continue to waver back and forth. Elijah called upon the people to settle the matter by confessing the Lord He is God follow Him.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v19-21. When the prophet Eljah delivered God’s message to the people, it was clear they had been halting or wavering between the worship of God and the worship of Baal. The message is follow God who is the true and living God.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v19-21. The purpose of Mount Carmel was first Godward to show the God has revealed Himself as the only true and living God who answers prayer by fire. Then the manward aspect so that the people could confess the Lord He is God.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v19-21. The gathering of the people at Mount Carmel was so that they would hear the Word of God, and learn that God is the only true and living God and then confess the Lord He is God.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v19-20. God providentially worked through King Ahab to bring about His eternal decree. God works according to His own divine pleasure and He will moved in providence using people, creation and events to fulfil His purposes.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v17-18. Elijah being accused by Ahab of troubling the nation by proclaiming the message of only one True and Living Saviour, then answers Ahab that in fact he is the one troubling the nation having forsaken the word of God to worship false religion.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v15-16. When the prophet Eljah met King Ahab, the King accused God’s servant of troubling the nation, and so it is Christian as we spread the gospel message, the servants of God come under accusation for troubling the nation with the message of saving grace and redeeming blood in Christ alone.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v15-16. Elijah promised Obadiah that he would meet King Ahab. Elijah made such a promise because he didn’t go in his own strength but rather the Lord of Hosts, who is the Lord Jesus Christ the captain of His people. There is victory through Jesus Christ. Believer as we serve God we have a promise, we don’t serve alone, the army of heaven goes with us and there is victory through the Lord Jesus Christ the captain of Salvation.

Reading – 1 Kings 18v5-8. Elijah instructed Obadiah to return to the Palace and pronounced to King Ahab that Elijah is here. By Obadiah obeying the word of the prophet he served God. Likewise believer when we obey the word of God as preached by the word we also are serving God.