“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 land
for three years and six months.
And he prayed again,
and the heaven gave rain,
and the earth produced its fruit.”
James 5:17-18
Elijah prayed for no rain.
And it didn’t rain for 3 1/2 years.
Elijah then prayed for rain.
Earnestly. Persistently. Believing for rain.
In 1 Kings 18, Elijah had his servant go check the sky.
The reports kept coming back -the sky is clear.
The seventh time he prayed,
His servant came back with reports of a small cloud.
The part that stands out the most
isn’t his faith-based prayer.
It wasn’t his persistency and finally getting the answer,
but rather what happened when it rained…
the earth produced its fruit.
This can only mean that someone was planting seeds.
Despite the dry season.
Seeds were being planted in faith. With expectancy.
Seeds without water don't produce.
That's why I believe someone somewhere kept planting.
So no matter what season we find ourselves in,
may we never stop sowing into His Kingdom.
Planting in faith.
Waiting with expectancy.
