Quest for God's Own Heart

Excerpt From Chapter Twenty-One, of My EBook now available for only $5.99 at this blog: MOBI, EPUB, and PDF versions

Quest for God's Own Heart
The Old Testament
Through the Eyes of Michael the Archangel 

“‘…Call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by setting fire to the wood is the true God!’ And all the people agreed.”

(1 Kings 18:24) 

(Michael the Archangel retelling the story of Elijah Part 1) 

... So the prophets of Baal prepared the sacrifice and began crying out to their god, praying he would send fire from heaven to consume their sacrifice. They danced around from morning until noon, shouting to Baal, begging him to consume their sacrifice. That’s when Elijah had some fun.

“Shout louder, for your god might be hard of hearing,” Elijah said, bringing his hand to his ear. “He might even be sitting on the toilet. Have you thought about the fact that he might be traveling? Come on, guys, your god might be asleep. Wake him up. Cry out louder.”

So the prophets of Baal shouted even louder, as Elijah fell to the ground, laughing. They cut themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed.

“Come on guys, really? That’s got to hurt. Dance around some more, and shout even louder. I’ve got plenty of time.”

         The prophets of Baal shouted even louder, while King Ahab and the rest of Israel stood at the foot of the mountain, with fear in their eyes. The prophets continued crying until the sun began to set, but Baal never responded… 

…God stood from His throne and shouted, “Fire from Heaven, consume Elijah’s sacrifice.” Fire ripped through the universe as the prophets of Baal fell to the ground screaming in fear. The fire consumed Elijah’s sacrifice, along with the altar itself. Just for good measure, the fire also consumed the water that had filled the trench.

          When the people of Israel saw what had happened, they fell on their faces declaring, “The God of Israel is the True and Living God!”…

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