DAD'S RAMBLING – Quiet Confidence
I Kings 18:26, 28
"So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, 'O Baal, hear us!' But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made .... So they cried aloud and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out of them."
The longer they prayed, the more desperate the priests of Baal became. In the beginning, they were just praying, but as the day went along, they began dancing around the altar, until in the end they were screaming and cutting themselves. In the meantime, Elijah waited patiently, with only an occasion comment, mocking them (vs. 27). It seems the less confident a person is about what he believes, the louder he gets and the more animated becomes his body-language. God does not answer our prayers because of how long or how loud or how violent we become. A quiet confidence marks the person who is secure in his faith. I am still trying to exhibit this quality.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength (Isaiah 30:15).
Have a quietly confident day. Love you.
I Kings 18:26, 28
"So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, 'O Baal, hear us!' But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made .... So they cried aloud and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out of them."
The longer they prayed, the more desperate the priests of Baal became. In the beginning, they were just praying, but as the day went along, they began dancing around the altar, until in the end they were screaming and cutting themselves. In the meantime, Elijah waited patiently, with only an occasion comment, mocking them (vs. 27). It seems the less confident a person is about what he believes, the louder he gets and the more animated becomes his body-language. God does not answer our prayers because of how long or how loud or how violent we become. A quiet confidence marks the person who is secure in his faith. I am still trying to exhibit this quality.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength (Isaiah 30:15).
Have a quietly confident day. Love you.
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