Friday, December 26, 2014

Between Two Opinions

There is a scripture I have heard referred to frequently by preachers trying to make a point for those that do not believe.

1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

The thing to be noticed about what is taking place here is that the people are not unbelievers. They believe in something, some god other than the One True God. The are deceived believers, one could say. Maybe they believe in a mixture of what Israel believes and what the pagans believe. So here is the question to ponder today. How pure is what we believe. How much of what we believe is a mixture from some other religion, say, I don’t know, maybe a holiday or something? If so, and if Elijah were alive today, which side would what we pay homage to be on, our God or theirs? If we take what we believe and look into the roots of it, what do we find. Since we just had a holiday, there is a good place to start.

See what you find.

If God be God, serve Him.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are worthy of our praise. We need Your kingdom in our lives. Please send us abundant provision. Forgive us when we mix things together. Deliver us from such evil, and heal us. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.