"The Lord is God"

 1 kings 18: 20-39

Matthew 5:17-19

Elijah stands alone, a solitary prophet against the followers of Baal. Baal is like the mythological God Zeus. Baal is the king (lit:Lord) of the false gods. Think Lord of the flies (baal-zebub). The top demon if you like. Satan himself maybe.

It reads like the Israelites have once again turned their backs on the real God. We don't do that eh? So it came to a showdown on Mt Carmel. Elijah vs 450 prophets of Baal. 

The game plan is the first one to get their God to set fire to an offering. The followers of Baal spend most of the day calling on Baal to set fire to the bull they have prepared. It doesn't happen.

Then Elijah steps forward and prepares his bull. In true Hollywood fashion he makes it harder by pouring water over his firewood. Then he prays:

"O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let them know today that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, that I have done all these things at your command. Answer me, Oh Lord answer me, that this people may know that you are God and are winning back their hearts".

In the Gospel Jesus reminds us that he has not come to abolish the law but to complete it. Some people think that Jesus replaced the commandments with a wishy washy love thing. That's not true. Love incapsulates everything. It's all inclusive in the Christian doctrine. I notice many Christians balk at going so far as to love. They think it reserved for just one or two favourites. They take offence at the mere mention or indication of love. I don't have to love everyone, right? Not that guy. He's a bit strange, not one of us! Or he's a bit creepy.

It's my second day back at work. I had the lawyer come around and update my will. We decided it best to make a few of my brothers executers, I'm sure they wont mind. I will not be here anyway. Hopefully I'll be able to watch. Nothing fancy please.

Yesterday morning at the last minute I couldn't find my swipe card. Oh no, I thought, my cars been broken into too! At last, several minutes after I was supposed to be at work I sat in the car resigned to have tell my supervisor I'd lost it. Then a thought popped into my head, guardian angel? "What was the last thing you did Robert before going on holiday?" 

"I changed out of my work clothes and put them in the back of the car". Just maybe...

yes they were in my trouser pocket. Praise the Lord!

Have fun but don't sin.