Answer Me O Lord

A Future for God's People
Turn to Me and Be Saved

1 Kings 18:30-38 (The Message)

 ^30-35 Then Elijah told the people, "Enough of that—it's my turn. Gather around." And they gathered. He then put the altar back together for by now it was in ruins. Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes of Jacob, the same Jacob to whom God had said, "From now on your name is Israel." He built the stones into the altar in honor of God. Then Elijah dug a fairly wide trench around the altar. He laid firewood on the altar, cut up the ox, put it on the wood, and said, "Fill four buckets with water and drench both the ox and the firewood." Then he said, "Do it again," and they did it. Then he said, "Do it a third time," and they did it a third time. The altar was drenched and the trench was filled with water.
 ^36-37 When it was time for the sacrifice to be offered, Elijah the prophet came up and prayed, "O God, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make it known right now that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I'm doing what I'm doing under your orders. Answer me, God; O answer me and reveal to this people that you are God, the true God, and that you are giving these people another chance at repentance."
 ³⁸ Immediately the fire of God fell and burned up the offering, the wood, the stones, the dirt, and even the water in the trench,

For Reflection
To make the contrast between God's, Elijah made the fire impossible to start.  No trickery here.  No physical mutilations; just a God who responds to His people.  God will answer you.  Ask and receive the prom is of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Pray
for the realization of God's kingdom on Earth.  Pray that you will need no such proofs to believe in the power of God.