I Kings 18-20 Maybe your god is on the Toilet?

April 19th, I Kings 18-20

Ahab, wife Jezebel: Killed prophets, worshipped Baal
Drought: Predicted by Elijah and lasted three years
Elijah: Man of God in the midst of this story
Prophets of Baal: In need of God instead of god.

       The whole story is a worthy read. I'm in need of a few funny lines this morning, because it's spring and we got another foot of snow. It's supposed to be 50 degrees this time of year, so I need something to amuse me.
       Amusing line #1:  Ahab(terribly evil person in the story) says to Elijah(man of God, upright and generally all around good guy) upon greeting him "Is it you, you troubler of Israel." That's the kind of thing evil people say about righteous people. What do you say to people who live in opposite world, I don't even know where to start. You just have to laugh a little.
       Amusing line #2: The Prophets of Baal are having a tough time getting their fire started. Elijah tries to help them feel better about it saying...Maybe your god is out thinking, or maybe he's busy on the toilet. Maybe he's in Tahiti and doesn't want to be bothered or maybe he's taking a nap and someone should go wake him. Bummer to serve a god who doesn't pay attention.
       The other thought for the morning is that as amazing as this event is, in the end, it really didn't change anything. Sometimes I think we think if God would just do something spectacular people's minds would be changed about him. For Jezebel the first thing she thought of after hearing the story...kill Elijah, you know the "troubler of Israel."
       Some people only have capacity for reaction. Jezebel shows us that way. A capacity for reflection would serve us better. So on snowy days like today, reflection would be good for my soul.