PROPHETIC PRAYER

03/04/2014 18:30

SCRIPTURES

1 Kings 18:1-2 NIV

After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria…

1 Kings 18:41-44 NIV

And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 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. “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.” 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.’”

WORD OF GOD

A prayer where you get into Prophetic Realm.  Where Holy Spirit pray through you.

1. SPIRITUAL BIRTHING

When the LORD speaks:

  • You listen – e.g Samuel
  • You feel peace – e.g Moses, Abraham, Jeremiah

 

2. PHYSICAL  BIRTHING

  • Believing & Birthing
  • Accepting that the LORD has spoken
  • It’s for me

 

Faith without action is dead.

  • Elijah receives the word
  • Elijah delivers the word
  • Elijah proceeds the word
 

Start praying & checking.

  • 1st time: bad report
  • 2nd time: bad report
  • 3rd time: bad report
  • 4th time: bad report
  • 5th time: bad report
  • 6th time: bad report
  •  7thtime: GOT A GOOD REPORT

Bad reports are part of the journey but you don’t dwell on it.

 

“Birthing is painful but don’t give up.

Celebration comes after birthing.”

 

So straight after the fire had fallen and the prophets had been killed, Elijah said to Ahab “go up eat and drink for there is rain coming”. God is going to send what He has promised. The people have now turned back to Him and the rain will actually fall.  So you have this picture of Ahab eating and drinking with still no real concern from him about what has happened and no real conversion back to God. Elijah prays straight away that God will send the rain and you see him bowing down to the ground.  It is interesting that the rain doesn't come immediately so you have the picture of persistence in prayer. Elijah sent his servant seven times until finally he saw a little cloud on the horizon, the size of a man's hand.  Then Elijah knew that the rain was on its way.  It was only a small thing that his servant saw but he knew God had fulfilled His promise.   

This whole experience is one of greatest spiritual highs for Elijah.

 

by Pastor Antony Francis

 

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