Message Title: Devil You better run it looks like rain
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-46
There is a wonderful story in the
Bible about a prophet who, after three years of a drought, prays and it brings
back the rain. I believe that in our lives we sometimes repeat this story.
1 Kings 18
20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the
prophets together on Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came to
all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If
the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow
him.” But the people answered him not a word.
This is the first step we need to
choose are we going to serve God or are we not.
22 Then
Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are
four hundred and fifty men. 23 Therefore let them give
us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces,
and lay it on the wood, but put
no fire under it; and I will
prepare the other bull, and lay it
on the wood, but put no fire under it.
In other
words, what are you going to choose to bring you happiness, healing, security,
all the things needed in life? Are you going to choose drugs, relationships,
money? None of these things in the end will fulfill you. You will always lack
somewhere.
24 Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name
of the Lord; and the God
who answers by fire, He is God.” So all the people answered and said, “It is
well spoken.”
So, in the story they did it. They got
their Sacrifice
and prayed and nothing happen.
Then the prophet of God does
something that most of miss and it’s the reason why we don’t have the miracles
in our life we so desperately want.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all
the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down.
Repairing the altar represents our heart. We need
to turn back to God. Not in action alone. In our hearts. Our faith has to be in
him and not in ourselves not in something we put before God.
37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You
have turned their hearts back to You
again.”
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones
and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 Now when all the
people saw it, they fell on
their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”
God will show up when
you put first in your heart. Listen to the rest of this story.
41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of
rain.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah
went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his
face between his knees, 43 and said to his servant, “Go
up now, look toward the sea.”
So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.”
44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand,
rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, [j]‘Prepare your chariot,
and go down before the rain stops you.’ ”
45 Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with
clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to
Jezreel. 46 Then the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he girded[k] up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
The rain came. The very thing you need
God provides. Turn your heart to God and tell the devil, “Devil you better run,
it looks like rain.”
There is so much more to this story I
did not get into today. I encourage you to read the whole story. You can find
it in 1 Kings chapter 18.
Be blessed in Jesus name.
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