Abundance of Rain Part 1

And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." 1 Kings 18:41

Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. James 5:18

Elijah knew that as soon as the fire fell rain would follow. God had given him the promise that He would send rain. However, even though Elijah knew that God would send both fire and rain the prayer for rain was much different that the prayer for fire. The prayer for fire was a short prayer while he had to go to God seven times before God sent the rain. It wasn’t that he had more faith when he prayed for fire but it shows that God does not act in the same way every time.