TWO DIFFERENT OPINIONS

1 Kings 18:21

21 And Eli’jah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Ba’al, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.

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Seldom will one receive confirmation from others about a God-given calling to fulfill a purpose for people for your life without some tangible sign or demonstration. (Even the man of God, Elijah, experienced the same.) For before the fire of the Lord fell upon Elijah’s burnt sacrifices in his competition with Baal’s prophets, “the people did not answer him a word.”

Oft in fear of supporting a losing cause, the prevailing wisdom of the day or outright fears, persons first desire the confirmation of the majority. All the same, such confirmations of calling here within our own time need not be equally miraculous for persons to observe observable works that have been wrought beyond mere words. Yet and still, whosoever would desire to have others to sign on or confirm a God-given calling to fulfill a God-given purpose that has been assigned to you and no other, let this man or woman be prepared to show forth evidence, wonders and (words congruent with works) that demonstrate to all involved (including one’s opponents) that what he or she says is so:

“And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Eli’jah the prophet came near and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that thou, O LORD, art God, and that thou hast turned their hearts back.” Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God.” 1 Kings 18:38-39