3. We should to thank God. Father, inspite of my weakness, inspite of my unforgiveness, inspite of dirty lust, inspite of my grabbing natures, I repent God; I know you are there for me. Beloved it is because He is our Father; we can always come to Him and repent. The prodigal son who went astray, remembered his father, and that's why he came back to him and asked for forgiveness. Likewise, God is our Father; we can come back to Him today. If you have gone astray from Him, you can come back to Him. He is not God only, He is also our Father, beloved. Tell Him, that Lord because you are there for me inspite of my wickedness, inspite of my weakness, inspite of my failures, inspite of all that I have done to discredit your name, Father you are still there for me, I thank you… Jesus said, "Whoever comes to Me, I will by no means cast out". So, we can repent because we have our Father in heaven who alone can forgive us, cleanse us from all our sins and give us new life in Christ. Once we received the forgiveness of Jesus through His blood you will have the power never to sin again. This is repentance. Not simply feeling sorry. I don't want to do that again God. I don't want to be that person again. I don't want to sin again. This is repentance. Holy Spirit teaches us that repentance means never wanting to sin again. Thank you, Father that you are still here for me….
4. Praise God for the blood of Jesus that was shed for you and me. Praise Him for every promise that God has spoken in His Word. Remember the promises of God, records them in the tablets of your hearts, speak those promises, believe those promises, confess those promises over and over again. And the door will begin to shake. The door will break open for you and there will be "Abundance of Rain". Praise God for who He is to you. Tell Him that He is your Father, thank Him for the blood of Jesus, praise Him for His mighty works in your life; praise Him for saving your life ; praise Him for writing your name in the Lamb's Book of Life, and making you more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus.
Just then, Elisha said to Elijah, "there is no sign of rain";
5. Tell God that without Him you are an absolute zero. Complete humility before God and men. Complete acknowledgment that without Christ we can do nothing.
When Elisha came back to tell Elijah that there is no sign of rain, he saw Elijah bowed down on the ground with his face between his knees (1 King 18:42). This speaks of complete humility of Elijah to God, acknowledging that with out Him he can do nothing.
When we confess and show to God our nothingness without Him, that's the time when God lift us up and the hinges will begins to break. The power of God will come upon you to help you receive the answers to your prayers.
6. Acknowledge the Sovereignty of God that He alone knows the best for you. Tell Him that whatever You give me is the best for me, God.
That's why Elisha again came back and said, Sir still no sign of rain. God want us to reach to that point of complete dependency of Him that we don't have to decide for ourselves but trust Him for everything for our lives. For the Bible declares that "He will perfect that which that concerns us".
Be spiritually poor and humble all the time. Lord, not what I desire, but what you desire for me; not what I asked but what you are ready to give me; not what I will but what you will; not what I was always looking and hoping for from my childhood. Now at Mount Carmel, I know You will give me the best God, wherever you ask me to go, it's the best; whatever You do for me it's the best. When our desires is changed according to what God has for us, and our ego, self, ambitions, wills and ways dies, and says, "For me to live is Christ now and to die is gain" this is the time when you must tell God, Lord not my will, but your will be done….
7. Then Elisha came back and said to Elijah, Sir, "There is a cloud, as small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea" (1 King 18:43). That's the time you are ready to receive the miracle, much more than you asked and desired, more than whatever you have hope for.
Now is the time for you to tell the Lord not my will but your will be done O, God. Not what I desire but what you desire…
Not just a little shower of rain but an abundance of rain that God will shower which He has promise you through Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus said. "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly".
4. Praise God for the blood of Jesus that was shed for you and me. Praise Him for every promise that God has spoken in His Word. Remember the promises of God, records them in the tablets of your hearts, speak those promises, believe those promises, confess those promises over and over again. And the door will begin to shake. The door will break open for you and there will be "Abundance of Rain". Praise God for who He is to you. Tell Him that He is your Father, thank Him for the blood of Jesus, praise Him for His mighty works in your life; praise Him for saving your life ; praise Him for writing your name in the Lamb's Book of Life, and making you more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus.
Just then, Elisha said to Elijah, "there is no sign of rain";
5. Tell God that without Him you are an absolute zero. Complete humility before God and men. Complete acknowledgment that without Christ we can do nothing.
When Elisha came back to tell Elijah that there is no sign of rain, he saw Elijah bowed down on the ground with his face between his knees (1 King 18:42). This speaks of complete humility of Elijah to God, acknowledging that with out Him he can do nothing.
When we confess and show to God our nothingness without Him, that's the time when God lift us up and the hinges will begins to break. The power of God will come upon you to help you receive the answers to your prayers.
6. Acknowledge the Sovereignty of God that He alone knows the best for you. Tell Him that whatever You give me is the best for me, God.
That's why Elisha again came back and said, Sir still no sign of rain. God want us to reach to that point of complete dependency of Him that we don't have to decide for ourselves but trust Him for everything for our lives. For the Bible declares that "He will perfect that which that concerns us".
Be spiritually poor and humble all the time. Lord, not what I desire, but what you desire for me; not what I asked but what you are ready to give me; not what I will but what you will; not what I was always looking and hoping for from my childhood. Now at Mount Carmel, I know You will give me the best God, wherever you ask me to go, it's the best; whatever You do for me it's the best. When our desires is changed according to what God has for us, and our ego, self, ambitions, wills and ways dies, and says, "For me to live is Christ now and to die is gain" this is the time when you must tell God, Lord not my will, but your will be done….
7. Then Elisha came back and said to Elijah, Sir, "There is a cloud, as small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea" (1 King 18:43). That's the time you are ready to receive the miracle, much more than you asked and desired, more than whatever you have hope for.
Now is the time for you to tell the Lord not my will but your will be done O, God. Not what I desire but what you desire…
Not just a little shower of rain but an abundance of rain that God will shower which He has promise you through Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus said. "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly".
