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Slurp



  The God of miracles.

Disclaimer: I don't pretend to be a Bible expert; please read this passage for yourself, and allow the Lord to speak to you directly.

This morning my regular reading landed me in 1 Kings 18, where the prophet Elijah holds a face-off with the prophets of Baal. It's just like the Lord to line up the words I need on the day I need them! I've been wrestling against a life situation that seems to be impossible (don't worry, we are all in good health). This weekend I found some bitterness I have let grow against the Lord for not doing the impossible on my behalf in the timeframe I want Him to. So very mature of me.

The first thing that stood out to me about Elijah's actions is in verse 30:
   "...Then he repaired the Lord's altar that had been torn down"

My first priority needs to be building His kingdom.

   "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow has enough trouble of it's own."              Matthew 6:33

I also noticed that the bold and brazen things Elijah went after were direct instructions from the Lord, not his own hair-brained ideas. Verse 36 says, "...at your word I have done all these things."

Are the things I'm pining after, working toward, investing in, directions from the Lord?

Then...
   " Then the Lord's fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. When the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, 'The Lord, His God! The Lord, He is God!'"

In this situation, "the impossible"  is a soaked, water-saturated altar catching fire. I love what God does- He LICKS UP the impossible element in the situation!

At the risk of a rather abrupt ending:
Seek first His kingdom. Let Him slurp up the impossible.

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  1. Becca HansonMarch 24, 2020 at 12:09 AM

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  2. Becca HansonMarch 24, 2020 at 12:11 AM

    How do you change that metaphor of God slurping up the impossible into a practical part of your reality?

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    1. Anna RuthMarch 24, 2020 at 9:03 AM

      Hi friend :) In this post I'm thinking of our struggle to buy a house. The market is currently so high that our humble income doesn't cover the size of house we need for our family. The practical part of my reality is that we need God to make up the difference- to do the impossible, the miraculous. My job is to set myself to work on the kingdom building I've been assigned, and wait for Him to work out the money. We've seen Him make up the difference in lots of areas of life, and we know that He is still good and still capable of the miraculous :) Hope that answers your question! ((hugs!!))

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