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Systems
Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” (NKJV)
While praying, I was saying to God, “This generation needs answers, Lord, give us answers. Gen Z need answers, Lord, give us answers. Read the rest of this entry
The Rain
Deuteronomy 11:14-15 “Then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil. He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat.”
When God wants to help a person sometimes, He hides it from everybody else. Read the rest of this entry
Now!
Hebrews 4:7 “So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.”
1 Kings 18:41 “Then Elijah said to King Ahab, “Now go eat and drink. A heavy rain is coming.” (ERV). Read the rest of this entry
Go Home!
1 Kings 18:44 “…Elijah told the servant, “Go tell King Ahab to get his chariot ready and go home now. If he does not leave now, the rain will stop him.” (ERV, emphasis added).
Yesterday, we said that the phrase “go home” highlighted in this scripture is very significant. The first implication of “go home” is to Repent. Read the rest of this entry
Dynamics & Meaning
1 Kings 18:41&43 “Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!” “…Go and look out toward the sea.” The servant went and looked, then… said, “I didn’t see anything…” Seven times Elijah told him to go and look.” (emphasis added)
We will kick off today’s devotional still on the story of my friend I shared with you yesterday. Honestly, I thank God that he spoke to me, and thank God for the wisdom to redirect him. Read the rest of this entry
Watch It
Isaiah 11:3 “His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears” (NKJV)
“Man of God, Prophet Sir, you have been fasting and praying for a thunderstorm, for the clouds to pour. Now you hear of a small cloud and you are this excited?” Listen, if you do not move when you see a small cloud, the rain will stop you. Read the rest of this entry
Don’t Dismiss
1 Kings 18:44 “Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don’t hurry, the rain will stop you!’” (emphasis added).
Psalm 123:2 “We look to Jehovah our God for his mercy and kindness just as a servant keeps his eyes upon his master or a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.” (TLB). Read the rest of this entry
Be Sensitive!
Psalm 123:1-2 “I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven. We keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.”
The first thing that stands out from 1 Kings 18:41-44 is Go and Look. The second thing that stands out is Look Towards The Sea. The third thing that stands out is What Do You See? The rain is upon us, it has been declared. Read the rest of this entry
The Science
1 Kings 18:43 “Elijah (to his servant): Go now, and look in the direction of the sea…” (The Voice)
Elijah was a prophet, but he understood the science behind the anticipation. There is a science behind the anticipation. There is a science behind the prophetic. In this case, Elijah said, “Go and look toward the sea…”. Read the rest of this entry
Look Again!
1 Kings 18:43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back…”
God is saying to you, “Go and look!” Yes, you have checked before that there was nothing there. God is saying, “Go back and look again.” Just go and look. Are you trusting God for a child? Take a pregnancy test. Go and check! Read the rest of this entry
