SUPERNATURAL SPEED & GRACE
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TEXT:
1 Kings 18:41-46 (KJV)
41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
From our passage it became very clear that
Elijah was able to get the result he got because he refused to settle for a
cheap proclamation. He went up the mountain to pray because he knew there was
something to contend with. When Ahab and his wife Jezebel led the children of
Israel to worship Baal Elijah knew that they positioned themselves for a
judgment from God; actually when Elijah prophesied that there will neither be
due nor rain he was only decreeing the judgment of God already written down in
the law of God against Israel as a punishment against the sin of idolatry (see
Leviticus 26:1, 14 & 19, Deut 28:15 & 23). This curse becomes effective
because the presence and blessing of God is withdrawn from that particular life
of place and when this happens the power of darkness now has right to dominate
and reign over that territory. When the
power of darkness dominates the heaven becomes closed and the evil one becomes
the prince of the power of the air. When the evil one is the prince of the
power of the air it will begin to contend with every blessing meant for the
place like the prince of Persia in Daniels time. It was only by fervent prayers
such dominion is broken. When Daniel kept on praying he got his breakthrough
because the angel Michael was sent to contend with the prince of Persia and in
similar manner when Elijah went up Mount Carmel to pray he was contending with
the powers that have sealed the heavens. As he offered up his prayers the power
of God tore open the heavens and the first cloud was released. Any man who will experience supernatural
speed must be relentless in prayer. Too many of us sleep or give up before or
break. Contend in prayer against that barrier and you will see the glory of
God.
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