who have never bowed to Baal
Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles at 4:59 pm | 
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Met a pastor yesterday from Hollywood Presbyterian (http://www.fpch.org/)
It is great being connected with people in other ministries/churches, here in Hollywood. Sometimes you can almost feel like in this city - that we are the only ones following Christ (which I know is not true at all - but some days it can feel like it). Probably similar to how Elijah felt in 1 Kings 19:
And a voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?�
He replied again, “I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I alone am left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.�
Then the LORD told him, “Go back the way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram. Then anoint Jehu son of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet. Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha! Yet I will preserve seven thousand others in Israel who have never bowed to Baal or kissed him!�
God speaks to Elijah and basically says — there are thousands all around you Elijash, who have never bowed to Baal and who still follow me.
We did not even have a long conversation, and we are meeting to talk more next week for lunch - yet I know that Pastor Scott is one of those people here in Hollywood.
2nd of October, 2006 at 11:55 am
When I lived in LA, Hollywood Presbyterian is the Church I went to. I really liked being a partof it. It’s the one thing I miss about L.A.