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PRAYERS OF THE BIBLE SERIES – THE BOOK OF JAMES, #13
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016METHODOLOGY CONCERNING: PRAYING FOR RAIN
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. (James 5:17)Just two years ago, the state of California was in a long term drought with water levels dropping everywhere. Lakes were drying up and water use was restricted and worse. What some religious leaders decided to do was join with some of unbiblical faith systems and religions, in order to do rain dances, incantations and other such tomfoolery in order to force the rain to come out of the heavens! This act and series of similar actions elsewhere, shows complete Biblical ignorance on the part of anyone who thinks “prayers”, rain dances and incantations can cause God to send the rain!
Anyway, here is the account where Elijah prayed, both for and against rain, from 1 Kings Chapter 18: 41-45a “And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. And he 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. And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.”
It was God who sent the rain because an authentic man of God prayed. But look at the verse from James 5 (above). Elijah prayed for NO RAIN – and it did not rain for 42 months (half of the upcoming Tribulation). He prayed with extra passion according to the original language, as almost bring judgment upon the land – which happened. Then at the end of the 42 months, he prayed again and it poured. So can a Christian today do the same? We could. God has given us kingdom authority in John 1:12….READ MORE HERE