To Feel Invincible!

As a child growing up my friend Donnie and I were huge DC Comic Book readers. We had favorites from the Justice League of America. I was more a Green Lantern guy. Donnie, known for his speed, was more a Flash kinda guy.  Now, I apologize to all my Marvel comic aficionado's. I've since come to appreciate the role of superhero's that are more human and less perfect. Bear with me here though. There is really a message to convey and it has more to do with your invincibility than it does with the make believe world of The Legion of Super Heroes or the Fantastic Four.

Why is that important? 

In part, it is important because it helps us to understand why it is we are believe, intuitively, we are destined for great things. In part, it explains why we feel kindred to those who are capable of amazing feats beyond what is visible or apparent in their own skill sets!

I just got through reading, one more time, the story of Elijah's triumph before God's wavering people as he proved the power of God against the prophet's of Baal. (I Kings 18:22-40). This "test", this demonstration of God's power, was in response to Elijah's prayer to God to show Himself and reveal how He could be with His people!
God answered Elijah's prayer. This not only brought fire down from heaven, but far more importantly, it turned the hearts of the people back to God. It also had one chilling effect; it rid the land of the prophets of Baal.

Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape." So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. (1 Kings 18:40)  Some read that last verse and say, "What an extreme response!"

Is it?

We can't imagine that a physician who found a growing mass of malignant cells in your abdomen and said to you, "I think we'd better remove some of those cells"? Or, "I'd like to do just a little minor surgery"? No. A good physician would see that deadly mass and would say, "We have to get all of those cells out of there, along with any surrounding areas that might be contaminated." That's not extreme. That's essential. That's wise. That is what God knew about the prophets of Baal.

The prophets of Baal were and were never going to be anything more than an immoral, hostile, and anti-God malignancy in the land of Israel. God knew this and had revealed this to Elijah. Elijah knew he had to cut away all evidence of such a godless menace.

Nothing makes us more uncertain and insecure than not being sure we are in the will of God. And nothing is more encouraging than knowing for sure that we are. Then, no matter what the circumstances, no matter what happens, we can stand fast.

We can be out of a job but know that we are in the will of God.Because of Jesus we face a threatening situation but know that we're in the will of God. We can have the odds stacked against us but know that we're in the will of God. Nothing intimidates those who know that what they believe is based on what God has said. The equation is never 850:1. It is 850 ants against 1 man of God plus God!

When we know we're in the will of God, we're invincible. In your faith, can you imagine a day, when you would have been as confident as Elijah? The scripture calls him a man like you and me. You need to grow closer, spend more time in HIS presence to really get it.

Never once was Elijah intimidated. In this passage, Elijah spoke 8 times, and every time he commanded. He didn't suggest. Yes, every time. He didn't shift, he didn't stutter, he didn't imply; he leveled a command. He wasn't on the defense; he was on the offense. He knew where he stood. The word to describe that? Invincible.

May our relationship be growing to...Invincible!

I remain...

InHISGrip ~