And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention. 1 Kings 18:29 – The showdown between the prophets of the false god Baal and Elijah the prophet of the true God is underway within our chapter. The challenge was for each group to offer a bull on an altar to their god, yet not to light it on fire. Whichever god responded to their prayers by burning up the sacrifice would be declared the winning and real god. The Baal prophets went first, and when we seek to imagine this scene unfolding, its kind of heartbreaking. Starting out in the morning they are going hard in their prayers; leaping, dancing wildly, and yelling to Baal. After a few hours of this they began to cut themselves hoping their own blood would get the attention of their god. Yet, by evening time, after seeking the attention of their god for hours and even shredding their own blood, we see the response they got in our verse above. Nothing, no god answered their cries, no god paid attention to their sacrifices. How often are we finding ourselves in the very spot of these prophets of Baal? Likely we aren’t crying out to some idol for fire to consume a sacrificed bull, but how often are we seeking help in life from things that are not God? We chase that next dollar because it’s the thing that provides for our family. We strive for the next positive comment and like on social media because it’s the thing that provides us our self-worth and identity. Yet the dollar and the likes truly provide nothing for you. You cry out to them and the response will be the same the prophets of Baal got…nothing. Yet the Lord is alive and listening. Call upon Him, He is here and He is ready to move on behalf of His people. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3062
Question To Ponder: What is another example of something we may believe we can lean on in life that isn’t of God?
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