Watch
for the small cloud!
In 1 Kings 18:41-44 (NIV) we read: “And Elijah said to
Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
42 So Ahab went off to
eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground
and put his face between his knees.
43 “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.”
44 The seventh time the
servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” So
Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the
rain stops you.”
Elijah was
persistent, seven times, he sent his servant to look for a cloud. That cloud
was the sign that rain was coming.
But, the servant saw
nothing until the seventh time, then he saw a cloud smaller than a man’s
hand. He ran back to tell Elijah.
That was the sign
Elijah was waiting for. Even, if it was
only a small cloud, Elijah immediately got ready.
At times we pray but
it seems that we are like Elijah’s servant, we see nothing. We do not see any
changes or improvements in our situation.
Nevertheless, we
cannot stop praying, we cannot stop believing, we cannot stop trusting God with
the problem at hand.
In every situation, we
need to look for the smallest positive sign that the Lord shows us to encourage
us to pursue in prayer and in faith, that nevertheless, God is in control, God is at work on our behalf.
In faith we always
need to be ready for that “small” cloud.
When we see a sign, even a small positive sign, it is time to get ready
for our breakthrough. We need to get ready always trusting that His timing is
perfect. It is also the time start thanking God for the “rain” that is coming our way.
Once the breakthrough
comes, it will be like a blessed rain cloud that will fill your life with joy,
peace, satisfaction, happiness, but mostly with this wonderful feeling that
through it all God has remained faithful to take care of you.
Sincerely,
Denise
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