Pray until what you expect happens

“And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.  So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.” 1 Kings 18:41-44

The weapon of prayer cannot fail unless you stop praying before your breakthrough. Once you start praying, your breakthrough begins. You must persist in prayer to see your desired result.

Elijah was used as an example of a man whose prayer was effectual and fervent in the new testament (James 5). But he did not get answers to some of his prayers immediately. In our text today, after Elijah declared to Ahab that rain was coming, he had to pray seven times before the rain came. Jesus even in Luke 18 gave a parable to inform us to persist in prayer until our answers come.

Beloved, hear the word of the Lord, your answer is coming, pray until you receive it.

Prayer for today: I receive grace not to give up in prayer, I receive grace to obtain my requests in prayer in Jesus name.