There are two facts we all need to remember before we can make any real sense out of life. The first is that God is sovereign and holy, just and loving. The second is that we are not. We are servants, unholy, self-centered, and self-seeking. This Scripture passage is a marvelous illustration of this. You would think that seeing God send fire from heaven would change a corrupt heart every time. That, however, is not the case, as we can see from the life of Ahab and his Jezebel.

I. The Sliding Spiral Of Human Depravity

John D. Rockefeller was the Bill Gates of his generation. After observing the commercial potential of oil production in western Pennsylvania, Rockefeller built his first petroleum refinery near Cleveland, Ohio. His name became synonymous with wealth. Rockefeller bought out h…