A TIME OF FAMINE

A TIME OF FAMINE by Bill Keller

At a time when people were starving, the famine they were facing drove much of their effort. They spent their time looking everywhere for food. Like them, we have a famine in our land today, but it is a spiritual famine. People are starving for the truth and looking everywhere for answers to deal with day-to-day life.

During Elijah's time, God's people were blamed for many of the problems the people of that day were facing, much as in our society Christians are targets for every kind of criticism. In fact, in this politically-correct time the only group you can publicly condemn without criticism is Christianity.

This criticism comes in spite of the fact that it is God's people who keep society from completely melting down. We are the spiritual glue that holds society together. We would be living in total chaos without people who love and serve God.

Just as Elijah challenged the people to choose which God they would serve, we have that same decision to make. The choice in this passage of the Bible is between the false prophets of Baal and the God of Israel.

Like the Israelites of old, we can choose to serve the false prophets of this world, but if we are wise, we will choose to serve the Son of the living God, Jesus Christ.

The false prophets of this world supply answers to the myriad problems that confront us today from various foolish sources – they provide so-called solutions to world problems and to personal dilemmas in the psychic hotlines, in alcohol, in drugs, in money, in material possessions.

They profess to have the answers in illicit sex with many partners, in empty rituals, in idols, in many avenues of escape. The only problem is, when you need them, they’re not there. In times of trouble, the false prophets of this world are nowhere to be found.

Jesus Christ claims to be the way, the truth, the life. He claims to be God. JESUS PROVED HIS CLAIMS. THEY WERE VALIDATED BY GOD ALMIGHTY WHEN HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD ON THAT GLORIOUS SUNDAY MORNING!!!! When He rose from the dead, all He said and taught was validated.

He promised never to leave us nor forsake us and that promise was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost when He sent the Holy Spirit to indwell and empower believers. Millions of lives in the last 2,000 years have been transformed through a personal faith in Christ.

Jesus is alive today, at the right hand of God, interceding for those who believe in Him!

Elijah challenged the people, "Choose today who is going to be God of your life and follow him."

Jesus told us, "No man can serve two masters."

The one true and living God is the exalted being at whose feet we should place our lives for time and for eternity.