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September 13, 2004 Creative Connection Weekly Devotional Ignite - Fire Fight by Ed Young The god who answers by fire--he is God. 1 Kings 18:24 The term "tweeners" describes that generation of folks born in the first five years of the sixties, somewhere between the Boomers and the Xers. They feel caught in the middle, like they don't really have a cultural identity. Well, God's prophet Elijah also dealt with some "tweeners" way back in the Old Testament book of 1 Kings. These folks weren't lost in a generational oversight. They were lost in a quagmire of indecisiveness. They were noncommittal fence-sitters who professed a belief in the God of Israel but practiced the pagan rituals of Baal, the worship of sex, power, and wealth. Elijah stepped in and challenged the prophets of Baal to a duel, a fire fight of sorts, and claimed that the god who ignited their respective altars with fire was indeed the one true God. Elijah was a man of conviction, and he challenged the conviction of everyone around him. In an age where pagan worship of many gods was mixed in with the worship of Jehovah God, Elijah found out that conviction often ignites conflict. But he also found out that his conviction seared a message in the minds and hearts of those who witnessed this cosmic duel on Mt. Carmel. The message it sent was that there was something altogether different about Elijah and his God. And the power of that convicting message sparked a moment of decision for the worshippers of Baal that day. They had to choose between Almighty God or Baal. You can't sit on the fence wavering between two opinions. The moment of truth is now. There is no company between light and darkness. The words of Elijah from long ago still resonate in our modern day society of relativism and tolerance, "If you believe the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." Don't be a "tweener." Can you say today with assurance and conviction, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."? For more information about relationships and other subjects, visit the Creative Connection website: www.creativeconnection.org C 2004 Creative Connection ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/241/1698058.aspx * Copyright C 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. 1698058 ____________________________________________________________ TRINITY COLLEGE & SEMINARY OFF CAMPUS & ONLINE Experience Personal & Ministry Growth Through Bible-Focused Degree Programs Associate and Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts, M.Div., Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Ministry http://l.salemweb.net/tcs2003tr/footer/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> <a href=http://English-12948197573.SpamPoison.com>Fight Spam! Click Here!</a> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
