Week 11 Day 2 Devotions
The Lord - He Is God
When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The LORD - he is God! The LORD - he is
God!” 1 Kings 18:39
These are the words that are shouted out by the people after Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. You'll find the story in 1Kings chapter eighteen (If you have a Children's Bible in your home you might want to read the whole story from there just for fun). Evidently the chant: “The LORD- he is God! The LORD- he is God!” is a play on the Elijah's name. The ‘Eli’ in Elijah stands for God and the ‘Jah’ comes from the word Yahweh which means ‘The LORD.’ Isn't it a beautiful chant for the start or the end of the day for an individual, a family, a small group and even a nation?
Let the following hymn (based on 1 Kings 18) guide you in prayer and meditation today.
Thou God that answerest by fire,
On thee in Jesu's name we call;
Fulfil our faithful hearts' desire,
And let on us thy Spirit fall
Bound on the altar of thy cross,
Our old, offending nature lies;
Now, for the honour of thy cause,
Come, and consume the sacrifice!
Consume our lusts as rotten wood,
Consume our stony hearts within;
Consume the dust, the serpent's food,
And lick up all the streams of sin.
Its body totally destroy!
Thyself the Lord, the God approve!
And fill our hearts with holy joy,
And fervent zeal, and perfect love.
O that the fire from heaven might fall!
Our sins its ready victims find,
Seize on our sins, and burn up all,
Nor leave the least remains behind.
Then shall our prostrate souls adore;
The Lord, he is the God, confess;
He is the God of saving power!
He is the God of hallowing grace! (400)
