There are two “Carmels” mentioned in the Bible – a range of hills about twelve (12) miles long near the west coast of Palestine where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to prove the true and living God (1 Kings 18). The other one is a little town near Haifa on the Mediterranean coast. God proved Himself to Israel during Elijah’s time, and He has proved faithful over these fifty (50) years of Carmel’s existence. In these “last days” when the community and country is facing so much moral and spiritual decline, and is at war with itself, we continue to trust Him and only Him for providing hope in the midst of hopelessness, and peace in the presence of war.
Carmel means “fertile or fruitful place,” and though we are not always at the place we should be, let us endevour to spare no effort in growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus (2 Pet 3:18)
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