"Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.” Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench." vv.37-38
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Elijah never asked for fire. After he had drenched the altar and the sacrifice with water three times he then prayed to God that the Israelites would know the only one true God and that their hearts would turn back to the Lord. It wasnt a prayer of "Lord, send down fire and prove you're God," but was a prayer of turning their hearts back and the result was God licked up the sacrifice and all the water with fire. This was a divine fire, not just one set by man and even if man tried all that water could not have allowed everything to burn. It was this miracle they saw that would be in their hearts too of what only God can do and that He is a God of grace. What hearts do you need to pray for change or turning back to God rather than trying to "perform" for them? What about your own heart?
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