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| ELIJAH PRAYING |
After 3½ years of drought, Elijah is praying that it may again
rain on the land. Elijah went to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed down on the
ground with his face between his knees and earnestly prayed. He told his
servant to go and look toward the sea. He is looking for any sign of rain, but
the servant came back and said, “There’s nothing.” Elijah kept praying and
said, “Go again.” Six times the servant went back to look out toward the sea,
but saw nothing. Elijah said, “Go again.” The seventh time, the servant
returned to report that he saw a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising out of
the sea. The sky became black with thick clouds. The wind began to blow and
there was a heavy downpour. Time and again, the servant returned with a
negative report, but Elijah kept saying, “Go again.”
James 5:16-18 The effective, fervent prayer of the righteous avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
~ Watch and Pray ~
~ Be alert. Keep on your toes. ~
~Keep your eyes on Jesus. ~
~ Remain devoted to prayer with persistence. ~
~ Don’t stop. Don’t
give up. Keep the faith. ~
~ God will come through. ~
Ephesians 6:18 (NLT) Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.