April 7, 2024
When Elijah first looked at it, the broken altar, it lay in a heap of scraps. Disjointed wood. Scattered rocks. Blood-soaked splinters. Sweat washed remains. It was chaos and madness, where the hyped-up heathen failed in desperation to get Baal’s visible answer. They were left with blank stares, empty enchantments, and a noisy human display with nothing divine in it. It had been a concert of futility. Some of them were so weary they looked like statues poured into a mold of shock. Faces gaunt. Sleepy eyes. Lifeless expressions. Their show was over. The clouds drew a momentary curtain over the sun. The stage was now empty, and one contestant of truth remained. The eclipse of Baal was removed, and true light was ready to shine, ready to burn.
Sometimes God lets the noisy deceivers have their say and stand on their stage. He lets them wiggle and waste away in their showmanship and powerless prayers. He lets the fake fall. He lets the imaginary play out. When all the tricks and treachery are done, then truth steps forward; there are some Elijah’s that are going to step forward in this hour.
He fit the pieces of the altar together, like a puzzle of prophecy, fitly formed, tightly mounded; order restored. Destiny reshaped. Revival ready. Prayer empowered. He rolled this stone that way and pulled the wood this way; he wiped away the futile blood of heathens that cut themselves. He blew away the dust of their frenzied dance. After he rolled in and accurately placed the last stone, Elijah stabbed the air with a prophetic finger and counted the twelve stones, Israel’s God-given number. He smiled in satisfaction. He glimpsed toward a heaven that would soon descend. He narrowed his gaze upon the surroundings and commanded barrels of water be poured. He wanted the altar to be soaked, baptized in water. The promise of fire seems to be connected to a baptism of water…there would be no sensual manufacturing, no magic trick or sleight of hand; he didn’t need illusion, he had Divine inspiration. Listen now…
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