The LORD is God!

The LORD is God!

For 3 years no rain fell in Samaria, and there was great famine. The LORD told Elijah to meet King Ahab tell him that,the Lord will make it rain soon." So Elijah went to see Ahab. When Ahab saw him, Ahab shouted, "There you are, the biggest troublemaker in Israel!" Elijah answered: You're the troublemaker--not me! You and your family have disobeyed the LORD's commands by worshiping Baal. Call together everyone from Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. Bring along the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah(false prophets). Ahab got everyone together on Mount Carmel. Elijah said, "How much longer will you try to have things both ways? If the LORD is God, worship him! But if Baal is God, worship him!" The people did not say a word. Then Elijah continued: I am the LORD's only prophet, but Baal has 450 prophets. Bring us two bulls. Baal's prophets can take one of them, kill it, and cut it into pieces. Then they can put the meat on the wood without lighting the fire. I will do the same thing with the other bull. The prophets of Baal will pray to their god, and I will pray to the LORD. The one who answers by starting the fire is God. "That's a good idea," everyone agreed. Elijah said to Baal's prophets, "There are more of you, so you go first. So they chose their bull, then they got it ready and prayed to Baal all morning, asking him to start the fire. They danced around the altar and shouted, "Answer us, Baal!" But there was no answer. At noon, Elijah began making fun of them. "Pray louder!" he said. "Baal must be a god. Maybe he's day-dreaming or traveling somewhere. Or maybe he's asleep, and you have to wake him up." The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. This was the way they worshiped, and they kept it up all afternoon. But there was no answer of any kind. Elijah told everyone to gather around him while he repaired the LORD's altar. Then he used 12 stones to build an altar in honor of the LORD. Each stone stood for one of the tribes of Israel, which was the name the LORD had given to their ancestor Jacob. Elijah dug a ditch around the altar, large enough to hold about thirteen quarts. He placed the wood on the altar, then they cut the bull into pieces and laid the meat on the wood. He told the people, "Fill 4 large jars with water and pour it over the meat and the wood." After they did this, he told them to do it two more times. They did exactly as he said until finally, the water ran down the altar and filled the ditch. When it was time for the evening sacrifice, Elijah prayed: Our LORD, You are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Now, prove that You are the God of this nation, and that I, Your servant, have done this at Your command. Please answer me, so these people will know that You are the LORD God, and that You will turn their hearts back to You. The LORD immediately sent fire, and it burned up the sacrifice, the wood, and the stones. It scorched the ground everywhere around the altar and dried up every drop of water in the ditch. When the crowd saw what had happened, they all bowed down and shouted, "The LORD is God! The LORD is God!"

Lesson to be Learnt:

1.       We worship a living God. Agree with me? The word “living” means He is existing, He is alive, He can hear, He can talk, He can see and He feels. Now this incident is a proof of that.

2.       Look how wonderful the event was, Elijah poured water on the wood. Logically there is no way possible to have fire consume wet wood. But our God is a Master in achieving the impossible.

3.       He listened immediately to the cry of His servant. His servant did not cut himself or was crying out all day to get himself listened by God. God immediately responded.

4.       The same God is with us today. He will respond to your cry immediately, if you believe Him and obey His commands. He is willing to achieve the impossible for your sake. He is living. He is standing right beside you. He is knocking at your heart. So , don’t you want to worship the true God?

Rev 3:20

 (Hindi) देख, मैं द्वार पर खड़ा हुआ खटखटाता हूं? यदि कोई मेरा शब्‍द सुनकर द्वार खोलेगा, तो मैं उसके पास भीतर आकर उसके साय भोजन करूंगा, और वह मेरे साय।

 (Kan) ಇಗೋ, ನಾನು ಬಾಗಿಲ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತುಕೊಂಡು ತಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೇನೆ; ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ನನ್ನ ಸ್ವರವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಬಾಗಿಲನ್ನು ತೆರೆದರೆ ನಾನು ಒಳಗೆ ಬಂದು ಅವನ ಸಂಗಡ ಊಟ ಮಾಡುವೆನು, ಅವನು ನನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಊಟ ಮಾಡುವನು.

 (Mal) ഞാന്‍ വാതില്‍ക്കല്‍ നിന്നു മുട്ടുന്നു; ആരെങ്കിലും എന്റെ ശബ്ദം കേട്ടു വാതില്‍ തുറന്നാല്‍ ഞാന്‍ അവന്റെ അടുക്കല്‍ ചെന്നു അവനോടും അവന്‍ എന്നോടും കൂടെ അത്താഴം കഴിക്കും.

(MKJV)  Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he with Me.

(Tamil OV)  இதோ, வாசற்படியிலே நின்று தட்டுகிறேன்; ஒருவன் என் சத்தத்தைக் கேட்டு, கதவைத் திறந்தால், அவனிடத்தில் நான் பிரவேசித்து, அவனோடே போஜனம்பண்ணுவேன், அவனும் என்னோடே போஜனம்பண்ணுவான்.

(Telugu)  ఇదిగో నేను తలుపునొద్ద నిలుచుండి తట్టుచున్నాను. ఎవడైనను నా స్వరము విని తలుపుతీసినయెడల నేను అతనియొద్దకు వచ్చి అతనితో నేనును నాతోకూడ అతడును భోజనము చేయుదుము.