Altar do Senhor, poder de Deus,
What Christian wouldn’t want bold faith and the courage to perform spectacular miracles? Like Moses who parted the Red Sea or Joshua who made the sun stand still? But this is not what we see today. Sadly, most Christians are timid, weak, and indifferent to problems and challenges. How to change it?
Let’s use the example of Elijah: the prophet went to the king of Israel at the time, Ahab, to say that it would not rain in the following years. He was sent by God, because the people had corrupted themselves spiritually, becoming idolaters.
The result was that the Lord’s Altar was abandoned and everyone started to worship Baal, who they believed to be the god of fertility. Living on agriculture, the Hebrews easily accepted the idea. After all, everyone wanted to be on good terms with the divinity that made the land fertile.
This situation filled Elijah with revolt, making him challenge Baal’s power for the people to realize their mistake. But how could he have so much faith and determination in order to interfere with nature and stop it from raining? Where did this boldness come from?
The secret is in this passage from the Bible:
“…as the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand…” (1 Kings 17:1)
To stand before the face of God is to walk in obedience to His Word. The person who disobeys or is in sin usually wants distance from Him, as happened to Adam and Eve. They were visited by God daily, but when they disobeyed, they hid.
“When you’re right with God, you can get on top of problems. However, when there is ‘notary’s fault’, doubt grows. Faith depends on you taking care of your communion with God, sacrificing your will daily. It is a high price to pay, but one that will make you strong and capable of determining, challenging, showing the power of God in your life”.
Seek and receive this extraordinary faith by participating in the meetings that take place daily in the Help Center .
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