THE PEOPLE SAID NOTHING

1 Kings 18:21  Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.

The people said nothing.

What a sad statement.  The Israelites had compromised so much, though they had religion, they did not know who their God was.  Their king, Ahab, had promoted the worship of Baal, set up an altar in the temple and even had Asherah poles everywhere so they could worship him.  They were supposed to be a people of Jehovah, but worshiped another god.

They were a people wavering between two opinions.  

The question was simple - If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.

They had no answer.  The people said nothing.

The apostle Paul, on the other hand, was not wavering between two opinions.

2 Timothy 1:11-12  And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.  (12)  That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

I know whom I have believed, and am convinced.

This conviction, in turn, brought the apostle Paul, and many other Christians, to witness about their Christ, the gospel and His teachings…even to the point of death.

God had worked in their hearts to believe, to be convinced – the Lord is God…I follow Him.

The world presents so many “gods” today, and many follow them.

Other religions, philosophies, beliefs.

But not just "religious" gods.

You have the god of Money

The god of Fame

The god of Materialism

The god of Enjoyment

The god of Self

Are we still wavering between two opinions?

Or do we know Whom we have believed?  Are we convinced?  The Lord is God...I follow Him.

I pray we may not be a people who say nothing.