The Lord, He Is God
Month 5: What About Other Religions? · Family Worship
Today's Scripture
Read together: 1 Kings 18:38-39
38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. 39 When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
Memory Verse
“Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.””— Acts 4:12 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Deuteronomy 26-28
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 134 of 365 — God lays out the blessings of obedience, and Israel is called to choose the LORD wholeheartedly.)The Heart of It
We started this week on Mount Carmel. Today we end where the whole story was always headed. The fire falls. It burns the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even burns the water in the trench. The people had spent years wobbling between Baal and the LORD. Now they finally fall on their faces and shout together: "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!" Notice they say it twice. This is no shrug. This is no "I guess He's real." It's worship bursting out of people who just saw the truth with their own eyes. That cry sums up everything this month has been about. There is one true and living God, and He alone is worthy.
Today is family worship. So this isn't a day to mainly learn something new. It's a day to do what those Israelites did. We lift up the one true God together as a family. We've spent a whole month thinking about other religions, idols, and why Jesus is the only way. The right response isn't pride that we're correct. It's worship, because we get to know the real God. So make Carmel happen at your table. Sing. Read the verse out loud. Thank God that He answered, that He saves, and that He let your family in on the truth. When a family worships the living God on purpose, out loud, together, you teach your kids the deepest truth of all. The LORD, He is God. And we love Him.
Around the Table
When the fire fell, everyone shouted, "The LORD, He is God!" Let's shout it too, because He's the real, true God who loves us!
Let's do it: Everyone together, hands up: "The LORD, He is God!" Now say it louder. Now one more time!
The people said it twice. They really meant it. This whole month has been getting us ready to say the same thing and mean it.
Let's talk: What's one thing you learned this month that makes you sure the LORD is the true God?
Carmel doesn't end with an argument won. It ends with worship offered. Knowing the truth about God is meant to lead somewhere. It's meant to lead us to awe, not just to being right.
Let's go deeper: How do you keep your faith full of worship, so it doesn't shrink into just winning debates?
💬 Conversation Starter
What's a song or verse our family could shout the way the people at Carmel did? They shouted, "The LORD, He is God!" Let's pick one and do it right now.
🛡️ Defending the Faith
The strongest case for the one true God isn't only a clever answer. It's a family that genuinely loves, worships, and obeys Him. People are drawn to a faith that's clearly real, offered "with gentleness and respect" ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
Dad, this family-worship day puts the ball in your court. Your kids won't learn that the LORD is God mainly from this month's arguments. They'll learn it from watching whether you actually bow to Him with joy. Ken Ham often reminds parents that the home is the main place faith is forged, not the church or the school. And worship led by a father carries a weight no curriculum can match. So lead, even if it feels awkward. Open with the verse. Let everyone say one true thing about God they learned this month. Sing something, and off-key is fine. Pray on your knees if you can. Don't hand this job to someone else. A father who closes a month of apologetics by leading his family in heartfelt worship has shown them something. He has shown them that all the reasons point to a Person worth adoring. And that, more than any debate, is what makes a child want to stand and be sent.
Draws on: Ken Ham, Raising Godly Children in an Ungodly World.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, we say it together: the LORD, He is God! Thank You that our family knows the one true and living God. Thank You that You save us through Jesus. We worship You with all our hearts. In Jesus' name, amen."
The LORD, He is God. Knowing that should lead me to worship, not just to win.