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There is none like Thee, O Lord; Thou art great, and great is Thy name in might.
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One of the great and memorable events in the history of the people of God was when the prophet Elijah returned to the land of Israel after three years of drought and famine that he had called for. Those repercussions of their disobedience had been commanded by the Lord God Almighty as He spoke through the prophet Elijah to withhold the dew and the rain from them. {1Ki.17:1} It was a drought that lasted three and a half years! {Jas.5:17}

The reason for this was that Ahab the wicked and sinful king of Israel along with Jezebel his queen, as well as the people, had forsaken the commandments of God. They had been back and forth, divided in their devotion to God and also to Baal, god of the Canaanites along with Asherah, the mid-Eastern mother goddess.

So Elijah called for all the Israelites along with 850 of the prophets of Baal and Asherah to gather on Mount Carmel. He started by rebuking the Israelites for being double-minded, telling them they must choose between the Lord God and Baal. A precursor of Jesus telling us that no man can serve two masters, you cannot serve God and the world! {Mat.6:24}

Then he challenged the false prophets to call on the name of their god while he would call upon the name of the Lord his God. {1Kn.18:24} Both gathered wood, laying oxen on them, and called for fire to fall. It was a test to see and to demonstrate where the true power really was.

P.S.: It was not with the false gods, but only with the Lord God Almighty. While the false prophets danced around vainly Elijah mockingly asked them if their gods were either asleep or on a journey somewhere else. That was followed by God sending a fire upon the alter that Elijah had prepared. One that had water poured on it three times and had trench filled with water around it to make it a bit more challenging.

The fire that the Lord sent from heaven consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. {1Kn.18:38} Indeed, our God is a consuming fire! {Heb.12:29}

If you are familiar with this account…go ahead and read it again because it will bless you again, and again! If you are not familiar with this account, go and read it for sure. You will see the folly of calling on and trusting in anything or anybody other than Almighty God.

The children of God, Abba Father {Rom.8:15}, have been given the right, the privilege, to call upon the great Name of the Lord our God and Father through the intercession of Jesus Christ knowing that He desires us to come to Him. “Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need.” {Heb.4:16} The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. {LK.18:27}

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7)

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD