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Originally Posted by Brother V
Then when everything was just right, he had the people fill 4 barrels with water and pour it over everything.
To prove that HIS God was best, not only did he try to do the same thing as the 450 Baal prophets, but he was gonna do it with wood that was soaking wet.
The fire took the bullock, and the wood, and burned the stones, and the dirt and even burned the water!
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When I was a child, my parents sent me to a summer camp ran by liberal Presbyterians. The leaders brought us all to the outdoor chapel and told us the story of Elijah vs. the prophets of Baal.
There was a firepit loaded up with wood at the front of the chapel. After the minister told the story, the camp counselors proceeded to douse the wood with a bucket full of liquid that they claimed was water. Then the minister had us all bow our heads while he prayed for God to set the wood on fire. When the prayer was over, everyone lifted their heads and saw the wood all ablaze.
However, I was sitting on the front row, and I knew what gasoline smelled like. That certainly wasn't water they poured on the wood. My front row seat was also close enough that I could hear the match being struck during the prayer. The "god" that false preacher was praying to was no more real than the one the prophets of Baal prayed to.
I praise God everyday that I am away from that false faith, and I have found the real Jesus.
Pastor Billy-Reuben