When John asks are you the Messiah, Jesus answers very specifically, in a way John would recognize, that yes I am the Messiah, the Good Tidings of God, the Good News, The Gospel.

Man of God, when you despair tell of the Messiah, tell of the Good News, it will reinforce you.

Mt Carmel, we all know it.

But do you know the build up to it? Do you know the people involved?

Not your Sunday School here but the full blown verse by verse look at it.

Tis true. We wrestle against spiritual darkness, sin, apathy and indifference.

Now is the time to reignite the fire, die for them, and be the light in the Darkness that shines the way to Him.

Esther was called fur such a time as this.

Moses was called to free his people.

Elijah is called to stand against that wicked king, Ahab.

Today's struggles, that Christians are going through, are a direct result of the Generations before not fighting in the trenches.

How much worse will it be for our kids, and grandkids, if we do not make a stand today?

We must break the Cycle!

Paul talks of his fight and his faith being finished but finished right and well.

Will we have the same sentiment at our time? Do we have that sentiment today?

More importantly does our Judge say the same about us?

The old question what if we threw a war and no one came?

Satan has thrown a war and the modern church has not shown up.

The modern "christian" has not shown up. We are indifferent to the war and it shows.

James the brother of Christ, and Spurgeon echoed this same thought.