November 17, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Preparing for Rain—Be Humble & Expecting

3rd Article in the series, “What is happening Steve?”

The Bible has an answer to any question you might have. God wrote a book that helps us no matter what we face or what predicament we encounter in life. Here is God’s answer to rain. It is found in I Kings. Elijah was always causing problems, as well as, solving the problems he created under God’s direction.

I Kings 18: 41-46: And Elijah said to Ahab, Get you 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 on 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 rises a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get you down that the rain stop you not. 45 And it came to pass in the meanwhile, 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.

I heard the sound of rain from heaven months ago. I have been waiting for the Body of Christ to ‘get hungry’ for God and also begin to hear the sound of rain in order for all of us to humble ourselves and seek God to send His rain into the hearts and minds of His children. Here is the Biblical sequence for obtaining heaven’s rain on the earth.

First, Elijah heard the sound of abundance of rain—that’s a lot of rain and he told others.

Second, Elijah climbed to the top of the mountain Carmel—where he could see all that was about to take place.

Third, He humbled himself by falling to the ground and hiding his face between his knees.

Fourth, He prayed expecting God to answer his prayer but would not get up from his position of prayer or humility until something happened.

Fifth, Elijah would not stop praying even though his first six prayers did not work.

Sixth, when Elijah heard that a hand had risen out of the sea (this is a type of the hand of God with five fingers, symbolizing the five ministries that come out of the Body of Christ, the sea) then Elijah knew rain would be coming very quickly.

Seven, Elijah told his servant to tell others and especially the king (those in authority) to get ready for rain. Do not stay where you are at but run for your life! God’s rain is coming!

Have you done this? Have you humbled yourself? Are you expecting? Have you given up? Are you planning to tell others once you see the beginning of the five ministries arising out of the Body of Christ? Are you prepared to run? Let’s get ourselves together and prepare for rain—rain that we cannot be stopped or contained. This is what Jesus wants us to do.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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