Harrison Hills Church

This powerful message takes us to Mount Carmel, where we witness one of Scripture's most dramatic showdowns between truth and falsehood. The story of Elijah repairing the altar of God reveals something profound about our relationship with the divine: Heaven responds at the pace of our surrender. We discover that the most significant act wasn't the fire falling from heaven or the prophets of Baal being exposed as frauds. Rather, it was Elijah's decision to repair what had been broken down, to return to what was always meant to be. This teaches us that God doesn't need something new from us; He simply needs something repaired and surrendered. When Israel had allowed their worship to crumble, when they had chased after Baal and abandoned the true altar, God didn't reject them permanently. Instead, the drought they experienced wasn't punishment but invitation, a call to return. The moment they recognized God and declared 'The Lord, He is God,' heaven opened. This reveals a stunning truth about divine grace: God k