He had prayed that it might not rain, and for many months the heavens had
been cloudless. Day by day the sun had scorched and burned on, as though
there was to be no more verdure, the trees are but the skeletons of their
former selves, and the ground is cracked, and gapes for drink. Ah! it is
soon to alter! The God who has answered by fire is about to speak in the
shower, and all nature is to put on a new suit of green at the bidding of
prayer.
Why should not the church of God climb the hill to bring down on the
earth a shower of blessing? God had said to Elijah, "I send rain upon
the earth," and therefore the man of God said, "I will call upon the name
of the Lord." Have we no promise? What do these words mean--
"WHATSOEVER YE ASK IN MY NAME, THAT WILL I DO?"
Find the reference to these words, and then look on them as a legacy. We
may receive whenever we apply. Why, then, do we hang down our heads? Let
us climb Carmel, shouting as we go, "Hallelujah! The Lord reigneth!"
Baal has not succeeded to the throne! Christ is there! But see, the man
of God casts himself down on the ground.