As we enter the New Year, I want to remind us of the importance of standing for the Lord in the Pagan World we live in today and we will do that by looking at the Prophet Elijah.
A central character in 1 Kings 18 is the Prophet Elijah.
Elijah lived at a time when God's people were in a Spiritual drought and a Physical Drought.
In 1 Kings 18 we have a scene on Mount Carmel in the land of Israel.
On Mount Carmel stood Elijah the lonely prophet who was addressing God's people.
God's people, the Israelites had been caught up in idolatry and they began to worship false gods and Elijah calls them to make a choice.
Elijah wanted the Israelites to make their decision, either to follow and serve the true God or to follow and serve Baal, the false god of the weather.
Behind the false god Baal, was Satan and the Israelites had to choose between either the one true God or the false gods of Satan.
It's the same today isn't it. Every person has to make a decision. We either choose to serve the one true God or the gods of our age.
In Elijah's day there was a climate crisis in his country, a drought which lasted for 3.5 years and the drought was affecting the land of Israel.
Now at the heart of Israel's climate crisis was the sin of the nation as well as the prayers of Elijah.
Unfortunately, the Nation of Israel had been influenced by a corrupt King and Queen and their promotion of false gods and idols.
The nation of Israel was called to be a witness but as a whole they were failing in their witness.
As you look at Elijah's ministry you see how God prepares him over a number of years for the battle he would have Mount Carmel.
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Vincent Wall is an Australian pastor who has ministered in Churches in Sydney and Country NSW since 1995. He currently has an itinerant preaching ministry and has recently authored the book called “Tradition or Truth”.
