"All Consuming Fire"

And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, "Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel, and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word.

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. Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!" 1 Kings 18:36-39

                    God honors those that honor Him. 1 Samuel 2:30

In the verses preceding these starting from 1 Kings 18:17 when Elijah meets Ahab and is called the "Troubler of Israel" by him, to the moment of this sacrifice we see Elijah setting the stage for this moment when God shows up and the hearts of the people are turned back to God. He invites all the people including all the prophets and priests of Baal and then proceeds to set up the fire challenge. They both get a sacrifice ready. The one consumed by fire wins. He then, just to show them his faith in God and how awesome our God is makes His sacrifice harder to consume with a trench and lots and lots of water. Here is the thing.

God will show up with the all consuming fire if we will make the stand! If we will present Him, Honor Him then He will show up with the fire and turn the hearts of the people. Elijah went to Ahab because God told him to in verse 1. Elijah was obedient to God's word. Whatever He tells you to do, whomever He tells you to go to, be obedient. Speak His Word. Do what He has called you to. He shows up! He will back you up! Honor Him with your sacrifice of obedience and He will show up with the all consuming fire that causes this response. "The Lord, He is God!