<p>9:54 <i>And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?</i>- Time and again, the Lord responded to requests for <i>Him</i> to do something by reminding the requesters of <i>their</i> responsibilities- e.g. 'Bring fire down on these guys You have the Spirit, go on, do it, you surely can' was responded to with a reminder that <i>you</i> don't appreciate what Spirit <i>you </i>have (Lk. 9:54,55). 'Send the people away... No, <i>you</i> feed them' (Lk. 9:12,13). 'Save us from this storm, Jesus, you miracle man... Where is <i>your</i> faith?' (Lk. 8:24,25). Elijah is presented both here and in the Old Testament record as judgmental and lacking grace and love. He is presented as all head and no heart for people. He was used by God and had a heart for God himself, and the Spirit worked through him... but he was far from God in other ways and in need of rebuke.</p>