1 Kings 18.17-40 "  And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?  And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.  Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.  Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.  And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.  And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.  And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:  And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 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 of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.  Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.  Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.  And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.  " Hi all! These passages that we have read refer to the challenges that pitted Elijah the prophet of the Lord to the 850 prophets of Baal and Asarté in Israel. Before these events, the people of Israel living in total disobedience and idolatry, everyone going to his own way and the people and its king was an abomination to the LORD. More Jezebel the wife of King Ahab killed almost all the prophets of the Lord to let flourish idolatry by the work of the prophets of Baal and Astarte in his kingdom. Therefore, Elijah on instruction of the Lord make a prophetic declaration over the whole realm that it does there will be not  more rain throughout the kingdom. After this statement of Elijah he had a drought in the kingdom for nearly more than 3 years. " And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. (1 Kings 17.1) " So after this period of drought punctuated with atrocious misery ,Elijah reappeared on the scene  to make a  challenge to all the prophets and servants of the devil so that his kingdom out of this challenge,  glory God is restored throughout the kingdom so that the people can identify and discern who is the real God to serve him. This challenge was intended to remove all forms of confusion, the thought of people confused not knowing for what purpose to turn to the multitude of false doctrines, false teachings, bad practices, false prophets and false God's servants who seduce the people even using the power of the devil to perform miracles! We are going to understand what is the implication of  this challenge for us today. The different challenges Our families, our towns, our cities, our institutions, our nations are undermined by witchcraft, magic, idolatry, occultism, vampirism that destroy, devastate decimate innocent lives and families. It is the specter of terror and fear that is maintained in some areas where the devil and his servants virtually reign unmolested master or terraced. Exoteric circles, destructive heresies such as freemasonry, the cross rose, the club lyonce ,the new age, the Illuminati, the echanchar, Vodou, Famla, the Kon imposes belonging to their sect to obtain social ascension, promotion at the highest levels of our public and private companies at the expense of meritocracy. These vicious cycles require their followers ritual crimes in the annals practices, the consumption of human blood, human sacrifices and many other satanic rites ... This injustice must stop screaming! In several countries, in  the name of perpetuating  the heritage of our ancestors, our traditions, custom or culture, people engage in occultism, idolatry, going to fake God in making libations to human skulls, by making sacrifices of animals or humans to trees, rivers, mountains, stars, the moon, the sun, objects ... The love of money has taken over the human and moral values ​​that should guide all societies, people are desperate to have a lot of money by taking shortcuts, by compromising, delivering their souls to devil and even worse in the church of God is money that directs all, dictates everything. Promotion, power and respect that is grants to a person in our families, our societies, our churches is now done on the basis of value of the weight of his wallet. So there is a deep value crisis which explains the increased perversity of our societies. Debauchery, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, fornication, sexual immorality, homosexuality, lesbianism, transvestism are fashionable in our manners, our media, our schools, our universities, our families without this person does not bother including even some so-called Christians who are up endorsing gay marriage. Many people are in bondage, captivity, failure, limitations, oppression, instability, regression, infertility, celibacy and the destruction of marriages because of family ties, ancestral covenants, initiation rituals and dedication to their birth to family gods and demons by their parent, blood covenants, seducing spirits that continue to afflict them even when he turns to the Lord Jesus Christ. It has to change! These Yokes and his demonic alliances must be broken in your lives and destroyed by you or a servant of God by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ for you to experience freedom in Christ! "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that remained and condemned us against us, and he destroyed it by nailing it to the cross; he disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle, triumphing . of them by the cross (Colossians 2.14-15) ... Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (Galatians 3.13) " In families because of some family ancestral alliances, entire generations are not delivered  because of some afflictions such as infertility, idolatry, theft, divorce in marriages or unstable marriages, children out of wedlock, alcoholism, of immorality links, premature deaths perpetuated by demons and strong men that we should remove, flip and strike for freedom Spiritual warfare is real for any Christian who took position for Christ to  face these challenges of his generation  which he is required to take to restore the glory of God in his family, his village, his neighborhood, his city his nation! " For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10.3-5) ... For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  (Ephesians 6:12) " What we need to restore the glory of God like Elijah 1. Rebuilding destroyed altar of God in your lives " For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (1 Kings 18.30-32). "  This is for everyone to turn away and abandon all evil ways, repent of his sins and those of his ancestors (1 John 1.9, Daniel 9), to give due place in the Lord Jesus Christ in all aspects of our lives. It must have the first of the first place, priority of the priority in our lives, our families, our marriages, our projects, our finances .... 2. Ask the living water of the Holy Spirit to fill us to the fullness. " And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.  And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.  And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water." 3. Ask the fire of the Holy Spirit to come down and burn all seeds, all alliances, all diseases, all curses, all links ,all channels, every demon, every spirit of the devil in your lives. " 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 of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.  Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.  And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. (1 Kings 18.36.39) "! 4. Have the fire of the Holy Spirit to defeat, destroy all the fortresses, oppositions, demons, strong men, satanists ... that oppress your destiny, your family, your village, your job, your business, your city, your nation and hinder the glory of God to manifest " And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. (1 Kings 18.40) " At the end of this message I encourage you to face the different challenges of your generation which put your  faith in difficulty as Christian. We must  don't forget we are the light of the world and the salt of the earth wherever the Lord places us. We must reflect its standards and glory! Like Elijah we must confront all its entities which drive our societies in the deep darkness by  the by  the fire of the Lord  in us. By the flame that gives the gospel of peace to save, to deliver entire lives from the clutches of the devil and hellfire. We must destroy by the fire of the Holy Ghost all the works of the devil and stop its activity in our families, our cities, our towns, our institutions, our nations. Pst. DANY BAVOUA Prayer Points: -Confesse Your sins, turn away from all evil ways, asked the precious blood of Christ to cleanse you from all sin according to 1 John 1.9 - Invites the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart as your personal Lord and Savior by faith prayer according to Romans 10.9-10 - Observe and puts into practice the 4 principles to restore the glory of God in your life, your family, your surroundings, your village, your nation - Inspire you this message for other prayer points and pray as the Holy Spirit leads you

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