
"How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing. Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God." 1 Kings 18:21,24
How long will you waiver between two opinions? Do you believe that God is who He professes in His word. I do. That's why - just like Elijah - I call on Him, not man, to reveal himself.
This is what distinguishes our Christian faith from all the other faiths...power manifested in the form of miracles. According to Wikipedia, a miracle is a sensibly perceptible interruption of the laws of nature, such that can only be explained by divine intervention. Through miracles God demonstrates His power over the natural and His undeniable existence in the supernatural. Somethings offer no other explanation except that it was a...miracle!
Case in point: This weekend I attended my uncle's funeral - a heart attack victim. He was only 48 years old. Tragic...yes, however, we know that "Death has been swallowed up in victory". I Corinthians 15:44 Therefore, I watched the peace and comfort of God engulf his wife and children as this truth was manifested. Power is not power unless it is experienced. As Christians we possess the power to do the supernatural.
If you've ever wondered, as I often do, why we are not winning more souls to the kingdom, consider the following. Christ came offering no other testimony except for the scriptures (the Word) and miraculous signs and wonders. Yet in a society full of false religions and proliferate philosophies, after His death, Christianity spread to all regions of the world. Why? Because the 12 apostles (disciples of Christ) operated in power - signs and wonders followed their profession of faith. How many of you have witnessed a miracle? How many have performed - through the power of God - a miracle? How many of you are hungry for a miracle?
If you didn't answer in the affirmative for either one of these - I suggest that you began to seek God earnestly for His manifested power in your life and our world. This is what will win the non believers to Christ and return the backslider to God.
I pose the opening question: How long will you waiver between two opinions? Trusting in God some days and man and this world system other days. If God be God in your life He will reveal himself. Be bold enough to make a decision today and step out on God's power. Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society |