On Mt. Carmel, the center of the idol worship of Baal, Elijah held a competition to prove that there is only one true God. The prophets of Baal prepared their sacrifice and cried out to their gods. They begged, danced, and cut themselves, hoping above all hope, that their god would answer by bringing a tremendous display of fire. Since the gods they prayed to were made out of stone, there was no answer. Then, Elijah called for his altar to God to be covered with water several times over. You know the story…God rained down fire from Heaven to prove his existence.! Even in the day in which we…
