My mountaintop experience was quiet, personal, whereas Israel’s journey involved the entire nation in a stunning display of His power. In His extravagant and inexhaustible resources, God tailers what He knows is needed for each specific task at hand – whether it is physical deliverance from slavery or spiritual deliverance from sin.
Category: Insight
The Challenge – Part II
First a mighty wind tore the mountains apart and shattered rocks, but the Lord was not in the wind. Then there was a powerful earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. Then came a blazing fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire came a gentle whisper.
The Challenge
The prophets called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal answer us!” they shouted, but there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.
At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is in deep thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.” So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.