THE SIGN ELIJAH NEEDED

Post date: Dec 5, 2013 4:59:57 AM

“And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth and put his face between his knees And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked and said, There is nothing. Elijah said, Go again seven times. And at the seventh time the servant said, A cloud as small as a man’s hand is arising out of the sea. And Elijah said, Go up, say to Ahab, Hitch your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you. In a little while, the heavens were black with wind-swept clouds, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went to Jezreel. The hand of the Lord was on Elijah.” 1 Kings 18:41-46

Elijah the prophet needed a sign of cloud to confirm the abundance of rain. A sincere heart felt prayer will always be powerful to remove your mountain, the result of such prayers will always amaze people and its effect will last on the prayer target. Do not allow any man or any situation to distract your commitment to prayer on any issue that concerns you, your desires, your family, your children, your job, your spouse, your location and your nation until the answer comes; do not allow any situation to distract you to pray on that which the Holy Spirit is prompting in your heart to pray for, and that which you know will advance the kingdom of God, His work, His will and His purpose in your life and in the life of others around you.

Whenever and wherever you pray, always trust God to give the answer. Always pray all your everyday desires and trust God to work them out for you in the very best of His knowledge, wisdom and ability. The number of times a day or months you pray on a particular issue does not matter to God, what matters is your ability to pray consistently until you receive the result from Him who has the power to do all things. Trust that God will not deny you His very best and He will not keep you in suspense indefinitely if your desires and prayers are in line with His will, His plans and His purpose for your life.

The very best we can remember of Elijah were the amazing results he had through prayers. We remember his confrontation with king Ahab, when he gave a pronouncement that rain will only return according to his words; we also remember his three prayers that brought down fire from heaven to show forth the power of God and to confirm the Lord God Almighty as the true and only God to be served; we also remember how he brought back to life a dead child and many other miraculous things he did through prayer. Elijah’s life was all prayers, his actions success were through prayers. The results only confirm that God will always prove Himself through the prayers of His people.

Elijah asked God to withhold rain from falling in the country for three years and six month and God answered instantly. He told Ahab, rain will only return again at his word, but for the rain to return Elijah engaged himself in marathon prayer and his servant had to look for the sign of the return of the rain seven times. Elijah soon realized that it was easy to stop the rain than to bring it back. He realized more needed to be done than he expected, he had to trust God for the sign of the return of the rain which did not appear when he first prayed to stop it. Remember, the rain stopped instantly but to return, it began with a sign. Elijah prayed until his servant saw the sign he needed on the seventh watch. If Elijah had to pray until a sign appeared in heaven before stopping, we will also have to pray until we receive a confirmation before stopping. Always, do not give up praying and trusting God until the answer comes. For prayers Click here