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Elijah Prays for Rain
August 15, 2021 / First Baptist Russell1 Kings 18:1; 41-46
Before this event happened many things were happening the during the drought. God had been Elijah as He does .
Events in the world and in normally will turn toward God, not from Him.
God’s prophet Elijah – never about the drought – because he in God.
He believed – God keeps His .
Coming To God In Prayer!
1st Elijah knew the of God as he prayed.
2nd Elijah himself and got with God.
The of prayer is important.
3rd Elijah Himself.
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time. 1 Peter 5:6
4th Elijah was .
Tell God what’s on your .
5th Elijah was persistent.
is not easy for us Christians, but it teaches us and .
6th Elijah on the .
The eyes saw a little , but saw the promise of God coming.
A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. 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. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit. James 5:16b-18