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I read my Sunday School lesson last night. It is titled "Proven" and studies 1 Kings 18:25-39.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/1-kings/passage/?q=1+kings+18:25-39
It was about the prophet Elijah showing 450 or so Israelite prophets of Baal+ the power of the One True God.
The scripture describes the demonstration of the prophets of Baal in a frenzy calling for Baal to send fire upon their sacrifice altar. Nothing happened.
Then Elijah restored the altar Jezebel had destroyed, digs a trench around it, calmly place the pieces of the beef sacrifice upon it, pours lots of water over all (3x), and humbly asks God to send down fire over it. He does and God's fire consumes it all.
The people are jarred back to remembering God's covenant and are drawn back to a place of repentance within themselves as they proclaim the Lord God Almighty.
Now, as I looked back on this week, I looked for the powerful display from GOD. And what did I recall?
The Georgia Guidestones are no more.
Skeptics can say this wasn't an act of GOD. But, for me, it most definitely is. You see, I believe that GOD works through all situations and circumstances. It is a matter of increasing our sensitivities.
God is offering lots of opportunities for repentant sinners. He knows his own. Even Jesus prayed for us.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/john/17.html
For folks like me, we, too, should proclaim "The Lord, He is God!"
Wow this is an awesome parallel, ty for sharing! I recently decided to finally bite the bullet and start studying OT (always been a NT kinda guy) - and the incredible stories of God demonstrating his amazing power has taken me back. I always thought of OT as a boring portion with really long ancestries and groups slaying each other...which I didn't understand why until recently.
Once you know about all the evil our enemies are into, and the practices they follow - the Bible takes on an entirely new 'living' part of the Living Word!