Why hasn’t Hollywood made this into a major motion picture epic? 1 Kings 18 is surely one of the most dramatic accounts in all literature and one of the most significant historical records in the Bible. Its message and natural application are timeless.

William Penn said, “Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.” In our Scripture reading for today the people of Israel came together to decide no less a question than who would govern their personal and national lives, who would be their God and the God of their nation.

I. What Kind Of God Do You Believe In?

“What kind of God do you believe in?” It was not that the people of Israel had no god. They were, in truth, very spiritual. They had many gods, called Baals. The Baals were alluring gods who could be worshiped acco…