Wednesday Night Services

As we continue looking at 1 Kings, we will be answering the questions this encounter between Elijah and Ahab raises. FIRST - Why is it if something is the will of God (in this case for the rain to come and break the drought) will it not happen until Elijah prays? SECOND - If something like the rain is the will of God, why don't the clouds appear after the first time Elijah prays? In this case the rain cloud didn't appear until after the 7th time of "fervent" prayer, and once Elijah was told the little tiny cloud appeared in the sky, he stopped praying and warned Ahab to get on his way and a torrential downpour hit the land. This chapter exposes a lot of ignorance we have regarding prayer and the will of God.