1 Kings 18:41-46 ESV
41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. 43 And he 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. 44 And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” 45 And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. 46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

SOUND BEFORE SIGHT.
Under normal circumstances, the flashes of lightning do come before we hear a crushing thunder, is it not? Thank God, for we have a time to prepare, that is, to crouch and cover our ears. However, in the economy of faith, we must hear and believe first the sound[the wordof God] before we would see it happens [experience].

Hence, faith is just believing that what God says is true regardless of the circumstances. Elijah had heard the sound of rain from God in a cloudless day. This prompted him to command his servant to watch for the clouds is coming soon. His faith was contagious. Though the servant had found none, he did not tire himself to climb up and down the mountain peak to view towards the sea many times. It was at the seventh time that he saw a far distant cloud as big as his fist.

In God, to hear is to see. That is, to hear and believe His word precedes our witness that it’s true. In a lot of cases, to ask for a sign first is showing our doubt, isn’t it. Jesus said to Thomas who asked for a sign, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”[John 20:28] How many times we are like Thomas more than like Elijah?

May today, we will have a paradigm shift of faith. Let His word govern our spiritual ears. Like the boy Samuel, we may readily say, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”[1 Sam 3:10] Like David, we may have the resolve to say;
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living!”[Psa 27:13]

Sound before sight. That is, to hear God’s word is to see. May as we wake up everyday, we will seek and listen attentively to His words, that are, to what He says and promises. Then, as we obey, we will see His words have proven real in and through our jobs, relationships and ministries.

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