Look Again

The bible says that after the prophet Elijah prayed and asked God to end the drought, he said to the people, “I can hear the sound of an abundance of rain.” He was saying in effect, “There is a yes from God in our future!”

Elijah told his assistant to go look on the other side of the mountain to see if there was any sign of rain. When the assistant came back, he said, “No, Elijah. There’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s perfectly clear.” Elijah didn’t get discouraged and think, “What are we going to do now? I might as well quit this prophet business.” No, he simply said, “Go back and look again.”

This happened six different times, but Elijah kept saying, “Go look again.” On the seventh time, the servant came back and said, “Elijah, I saw a small cloud in the sky. It isn’t much, just the size of a man’s hand.” The bible goes on to say it wasn’t long before, “the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was much rain.”

Friend, like Elijah, maybe you’re believing for something but aren’t seeing anything happen. I want to encourage you to learn from his example; don’t give up, go look again! If God has promised it, He will do it. Keep faith in your promise from Him and it won’t be long until you see the showers of blessing He plans on pouring down into every area of your life!