Is Your Mind Made Up?

Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him. But if Baal, follow him.” But the people didn’t answer him a word.

1 Kings 18:21 (HCSB)

Is your mind made up? What an interesting question. Sometimes in the Christ followers life things might subtly creep in that take precedence over God. We may not have intended it to happen or we may have made a conscience choice. Either way, something has taken God's place as priority number one. When that happens what we need is a challenge.

Elijah was God's instrument for just such a challenge To God's people. They had allowed things, Baal to take God's place. He challenges them to stop hesitating and make up their minds. The Hebrew for the word hesitate is a word picture that describes unequal branches or limbs. In other words he asks them how long they will continue to limp around on unequal legs.

I believe God wants to challenge us. He wants to challenge our status quo. He wants to challenge us on the way things have always been, our tradition, our activity our theology. He challenges our paradigms or ways of thinking. He wants to draw us back to Him!

Is your mind made up?