Real faith

Then Elijah said to Ahab,"Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain." – 1 Kings 18v41

I just find this little narrative interesting. Here we find the prophet giving instructions to the worst king Israel has ever seen. Even more amazing we find the king obeying.

I like Elijah’s faith here. There was not a cloud in the sky. There was no physical indication that the drought was over. There was nothing that would lead him to make such a statement except his faith in God.

What was this ‘sound of abundance of rain?’ I am not sure – maybe he sensed a change in the wind, but he knew that rain was coming.

I think we get a hint from James 5v18. After 3 ½ years of drought Elijah ‘prayed again and the heaven gave rain.’

I suspect that Elijah told Ahab to go ahead and have a feast because he had prayed and he knew that rain was coming. What is truly amazing is that Ahab listened to him!

Is our faith comparable to Elijah’s? Do we really believe what God says? Real faith acts. Does ours?