Revelation of the Word:

THEME: CONSULT GOD

1 Kings 18:41-44 NIV

“And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. “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.” The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’ ”

INSIGHT

-Elijah enquired of the Lord and was sent to present himself before Ahab. He obeyed and went yet this was a crucial season when the prophets of the Lord were being killed. He further consulted the Lord and asked Him to bring down fire to consume the cut bull on the alter during the contest with the prophets of baal at Mt. Carmel. He won the battle and proved that the Lord is the One and Only true God. He then sent for Gehazi his servant to go seven times and confirm that there shall be rain. He kept bowed down all through the seven times. Perhaps as he bowed it was to consult the Lord and remind the Lord of His word that there shall be rain. On the seventh time, there came a small cloud the size of a fist and that was just enough to prove to Elijah. Here we learn that when we decide to consult the Lord, there are things we should do. God calls us to be obedient to the Lord’s leading and guidance from the word go. Just as Elijah obeyed to present himself before Ahab yet it was a season when the prophets of the LORD were being killed by Ahab; We should have courage and confidence in the Lord to trust in Him and call upon His name knowing that He will answer (Hebrews 11:6). The courage potrayed by Elijah in the contest against the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel. God is faithful to answer. We should then apply faith for without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6) and there is nothing we can get from Him. Once we enquire of the Lord we should have faith that He has heard and shall answer us.

PRAYER

Lord Jesus we appreciate You and have faith in Your word. Your word is true and right, we trust in You. May You guide us in all our endeavors and increase our faith in You. Since Elijah was a man just like us, may You help us to achieve all that You have ordained for us by Your power Holy Spirit. May You fill us afresh precious Holy Spirit. Only You are Holy, only You are our God. May Your purposes for our lives come to pass in You name dear Jesus. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and forever more. Amen

Further reading: James 2:14-26, James 5:17

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