24 Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God who answers by fire, He is God. So all the people answered and said, “It is well spoken.”
1 Kings 18:24 (NKJV)
It is a known truth that God resists the prideful but gives grace to the humble. The requirements and deliverable for the battle and contest at Mount Carmel was read aloud and the people (the jury in this case) give a unanimous and resounding agreement on the deliverable as fair, simple and ok. Fire was to consume the contents of the altar. Deep inside the hearts of the prophets of Baal, they would have been struggling inside of them that this is a task that is beyond what they can perform. How can we bamboozle the people? shall we use the scare tactics or fear factor? Shall we retreat and surrender? No way! that will be a sign of weakness and render us irrelevant to the people we have held captives for generations.... on and on they seem to be struggling in their hearts. The logical conclusion was to surrender and acknowledge the God of Heaven and Earth as the one and only legitimate God for all times and eternity, but pride never gives up in the life of the perishing soul. They proceeded to battle to their ultimate peril.
Does pride have a place in your life? Do you take on challenges on your own without surrendering them to God? Pride usually precedes a big fall, but the humble is smart in his/her doings by acknowledging and releasing their all to God.
Be encouraged,
Afolabi
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