I would love it if fire came down from Heaven at the end of my prayers, even if it only happened once.
I don’t know how Solomon reacted to the fire that came down after his prayer to dedicate the temple, but I’m pretty sure I would have passed out.
Then after the prayer, the Bible says that “the glory of the LORD filled the temple”.
In other words, God showed up!
And He showed up in such an obvious way that “The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it”, and as a result, everyone “worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD”.
And their worship wasn’t of the half-hearted, ritualistic variety either.
They sang songs, blew trumpets, offered sacrifices, and made lots of noise in celebration of their great God.
And I think there is a principle here, and I think it’s this: When we show up willing and ready to worship, God will show up during our worship.
#1 by Dennis - February 2nd, 2010 at 09:30
The people fell down on their face and worshipped saying, “He is good and His faithful love endures forever”. Lord, you are good. It is that enduring love that motivates me daily. The KJV says, “It constrains me”. Thank you Lord for that unfailing undeserved love.