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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Saturday, June 23, 2018

IDOLATORY

In our world today, competitions are familiar experiences in the fields of sports and entertainment. The Uefa Champions League final just ended in Kiev, Ukraine between Liverpool FC of England and Real Madrid of Spain. Of course, the World Cup football competition is ongoing now in Russia, we all hope the best outings for our darling Super Eagles of Nigeria to excel in their runs. At the end, the winner is the only one celebrated.

The full text of the above as said by Elijah the prophet of God was provoked to challenge the worshippers of Baal to present their gods at Mount Carmel for a contest with the true God of Israel. He confronted King Ahab with the truth of his negative influence and his idolatrous practices in Israel. Both Ahab and the 850 prophets of Baal as well as the people of Israel were then invited to appear on Mount Carmel to prove which is the true God between Jehovah and Baal. The confidence that Elijah had in the true God motivated him to challenge the other gods that the people were then worshipping.

The narrative confirms that the prophets of Baal, in their foolishness tried all their best to prove that their idols could be compared with the true God. Of course, they failed as their god refused to answer them even after calling upon it from morning till evening and cutting themselves with knives and lancets. At the end of their futile attempts, the Baal prophets became tired, frustrated, and woefully disappointed. How true the scriptures is that ‘‘… they that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusted in them (Psalm 115: 4-8).

Who is your God? The challenge for us today is to flee idolatry and fight against anything that will separate us form the true God. Whatever that competes with God in your life is an idol.

Prayer: I will forever worship the true God

Further Reading: I Kings 18:17-29

Read through the Bible: Ezra 4 & Mark 15