Wed., 10/15/14 Devotion (1 Ki. 18:21a)

Today's encouragement comes from 1 Kings 18:21a, where we read these words:

"And Elijah came to all the people, and said, 'How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. . . . ' "

I like this perspective, put out by Elijah. Even today this principle applies. All people worship some deity (alleged, or true). "Let the best [God] win," as the saying goes. Is the Muslim god the true one? Then all should worship it. Is the atheists' god the true one? Then we should bow down to it? Is the homo-sexuals' god true? Let all people honor it. Is the God of the True Christian Re-ligion—revealed as Triune in the Scriptures—the only Real Deity? Then, let all humans and angels worship The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

It turns out that the church’s Lord *is* the one and only God. We know this—among other reasons—because of the resurrection of the Son of God, who lives and reigns today. He can withstand all pretenders to His throne. Let all sinners worship Christ, and not fear any fake gods.

[Puritan quote of the day: "There are the greatest reasons in the world to be a Christian . . . " --Richard Sibbes, in, "Glorious Freedom"]