I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

1 Kings 18. “And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, ‘Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.’ Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, ‘The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!'” (Verses 36-39). What God did here was amazing, that the people needed to see it to believe was sad. God had brought Israel out of bondage, He had parted the red sea, He fed them, clothed them and gave them victory in battle. Why did they need a sign? But I can’t berate Israel too badly, because everyday Christians do the same. He came, He died, He brings us into right relationship with God, and yet before we obey, before we follow… we ask for a sign. If God did it yesterday, He’ll do it today. He NEVER changes. That’s sign enough.