THURSDAY - 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
WHEN PROMPTNESS NEED TO ANSWER
I Kings 18:26, KJV
"And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made".
There is always a moment that you will enter into as a Christian or minister (when you're under fire) but needs a word from God. Just like ships are anchored and so stay; words from God being sought at such desperate moment is for one to anchor one's life, and whatsoever on.
When you need the promptness of God, may God give it. In the Mount Carmel contest between Elijah and the prophet of Baals, they couldn't get their gods set fire on the sacrifice they had prepared. The God that answers by fire has been agreed upon by both parties and the people as the God that is God and that would be followed. So, it is really a matter of life and death. It is the moment when one's god or God needs to prove his being alive and not disappear. At such moment when the liveliness of a god or God is being questioned, there is need for an immediate response. Evidence must be clear undeniably and must be prompt.
The prophets of Baal after setting the sacrifice in order called on their god but there was no voice nor sound. No voice means nothing at all. Every place was just quiet. They are the ones on the scene and all their acts to summon their god proves futile.
This is the time of desperation, no god will leave his worshippers unattended to. Even if he is busy, such moment calls for a dropping of whatsoever he's doing to give utmost priority to this very desperate ones. Despite how thick the matter was, despite the looming shame awaiting all these prophets, yet their God never responds. Nothing. They were forlorn. They were left to themselves.
I'll like you know that even before the great civilization, a desire has been created in the hearts of men to communicate with the Divine. In search of who the divine is - in order to connect back to where they originate from, they found for themselves other gods that they entrust their lives to trusting it would be enough to oversee all and all for them. All these gods are not God and they can't substitute Him though there's a contest all over the world to have God substituted. One of the continents that's littered with idols and relics of it is not only Africa but Asia. You'll wonder why people are still in thick darkness.
When people are desperate for answers, they will be shock there is no voice nor sound. Why? That God they've entrusted their lives to isn't the living one but a lifeless idol. Even if it's a living thing they call their god but who's an idol, that is still not Jehovah, the Creator of heaven and earth who is to be worshipped through Jesus Christ.
So, to avoid the disgrace of a day like this, you had better known the God that answers by fire and gives prompt feedback. Elijah trusted in Him and indeed He (God) proved for Him.
PRAYER: When help in time of trouble is needed, may answer answer me.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 41:17-43:13, Ephesians 2:1-22, Psalms 67:1-7, Proverbs 23:29-35.
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