| Look Again |
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| THE SCRIPTURE |
| “ ‘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...’ ” |
| (1 Kings 18:43–44, NIV) |
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| THE WORD |
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The Bible says that after the prophet Elijah prayed and asked God to end
the drought, he said to the people, “I can hear the sound of an
abundance of rain.”
He was saying in effect, “There is a yes from God in our future!”
Elijah told his assistant to go look on the other side of the mountain
to see if there was any sign of rain. When the assistant came back, he
said, “No, Elijah. There’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s perfectly
clear.” Elijah didn’t get discouraged and think, “What are we going to
do now? I might as well quit this prophet business.” No, he simply said,
“Go back and look again.”
This happened six different times, but Elijah kept saying, “Go look
again.” On the seventh time, the servant came back and said, “Elijah, I
saw a small cloud in the sky. It isn’t much, just the size of a man’s
hand.” Elijah’s answer was basically, “You’d better get your umbrella.
Rain is coming!”
Friend, like Elijah, maybe you are believing for something, and you
aren’t seeing anything happen. Don’t give up, go look again! If God has
promised it, He will do it. It won’t be long until you see His showers
of blessing pouring down on every area of your life!
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