1 Ki 18:41–42 – “Then Elijah said to Ahab, ‘Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.’ So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.”
Before a drop of rain touched the earth, Elijah declared a downpour. He heard the abundance in the spirit long before it was seen in the natural. This is the nature of prophetic faith—it sees beyond the silence, and hears hope in the stillness. Elijah’s confidence was not based on clouds but on the certainty of God’s voice. While Ahab went to feast, Elijah went to pray. That’s how abundance is ushered in—not with passivity, but with spiritual posture.
Elijah bowed with his face between his knees, a posture of intense intercession. He knew that hearing the sound was just the beginning—birthing it required prayer. Even as his servant returned again and again with reports of “nothing,” Elijah remained unshaken. Faith doesn’t retreat at delay; it presses on until the invisible becomes visible. A small cloud, the size of a man’s hand, was all he needed to know—God’s word was coming to pass.
When God promises abundance, we must respond like Elijah: believe before we see, pray until we receive, and persist even when the sky says nothing. The sound of abundance is real to those who listen with faith. Don’t be discouraged by silence. Keep praying. Keep expecting. The cloud is forming—and the rain is coming.
Further Readings:
Isa 55:10–11
Rom 10:17
Jam 5:17–18
Blessed Day
Hallelujah! Jehovah I truly thank you that the clouds are forming and heavy rain of abundance is on the way…I am waiting, I am waiting…..Lord you never disappoint!….