GOD WILL MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

God Will Make It Make Sense

“Then Elijah said to Ahab, ‘Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.’” — 1 Kings 18:41

“Stay obedient long enough and it will make sense.” — PG

I grew up in a small country town, and I can still remember one particular drought that seemed to affect everything around us. The fields that normally stretched green across the landscape began turning brown. Farmers watched their crops struggle beneath the relentless summer sun. Water became precious. We were constantly reminded not to waste it. Even my grandparents’ swimming pool was slowly evaporating under the heat, and we were told we could not use the well water to fill it back up because every gallon mattered. Conversations everywhere revolved around one question: “When is it going to rain?” Everyone was looking for a sign that relief was coming.

That is what makes Elijah’s story so powerful. Israel had endured three years without rain. Crops had failed. The land was suffering. Yet in the middle of a cloudless sky, Elijah boldly declared, “I hear the sound of abundance of rain.” Nobody could see what he heard. Nobody could prove what he believed. But Elijah had something greater than visible evidence. He had a word from God.

One of the most difficult lessons in following Jesus is learning that God’s instructions do not always make immediate sense. We want the plan before the journey. We want understanding before obedience. We want certainty before trust. Yet Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us that God knows the plans He has for us. Our responsibility is not to know every detail. Our responsibility is to stay close to the One who does.

Before rain ever came, Elijah rebuilt the altar and then did something completely unexpected. He poured water over the sacrifice during a drought. The very thing everyone was desperately trying to preserve was poured out before God. It seemed wasteful. It seemed unreasonable. It seemed foolish. Until it wasn’t. Often the seed God asks us to sow is connected to the harvest we are believing to receive. Need encouragement? Encourage someone else. Need mercy? Show mercy. Need provision? Become generous. Luke 6:38 reminds us that what we release in obedience, God often multiplies in return.

What is even more remarkable is where Elijah poured it. He poured it on the altar. Not into complaints. Not into arguments. Not into public frustration. The altar. Many people today are pouring their disappointment into places that cannot heal them. God still invites us to bring our fears, questions, needs, and frustrations to Him because what is surrendered to God can be transformed by God.

After fire fell from heaven, Elijah declared that rain was coming. Then he climbed the mountain and prayed. Again and again he sent his servant to look toward the sea. Six times the report came back the same: nothing. No clouds. No signs. No evidence. Yet Elijah refused to quit. He simply said, “Go again.”

Persistence is proof that you believe God. Delay does not cancel destiny. Just because you cannot see movement does not mean God is not moving. The enemy often attacks our patience because if he can get us to quit early, he never has to fight the harvest God intends to bring.

Finally, on the seventh trip, the servant returned with a different report. A cloud the size of a man’s hand was rising from the sea. It wasn’t impressive. It wasn’t dramatic. But it was enough. Elijah knew that the small cloud was evidence that the promise was on its way.

What he saw wasn’t big, but it was big enough to run on.

Too many people overlook small beginnings because they are waiting for something spectacular. Yet God often starts with a conversation, an opportunity, a changed heart, a restored relationship, or a small answer to prayer. Never underestimate a small beginning. It may be the first sign that God is moving.

Soon the sky turned dark. The winds began to blow. Heavy rain finally fell. What started as a word became a reality. What seemed impossible began to make sense.

Maybe that is where you are today. You have heard God. You have obeyed God. You have prayed, waited, and looked toward the horizon only to see nothing. If so, hear this encouragement: Go again. Worship again. Pray again. Trust again. The meantime is not punishment. It is preparation. God is building something in you before He releases something through you.

And when His Presence comes, what once felt confusing will finally make sense.

As Oswald Chambers said, “Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.”

Live This Out Loud:
Turn On: “Revival Rain” by Mercy Culture Worship and proceed through the rest of this blog.

Identify one area where God is asking you to trust Him without having all the answers.

Bring your frustrations to the altar in prayer instead of carrying them everywhere else.

Look for the small cloud. Celebrate small signs of God’s faithfulness instead of dismissing them.

If God has spoken, go again. Keep praying, worshipping, and believing.

My Prayer:
Holy Spirit, I come to You in the name of Jesus,
and I ask You to strengthen my faith when I cannot see what You are doing. Teach me to trust Your Word above my circumstances and Your promises above my emotions. Help me remain faithful in the meantime, persistent in prayer, and confident in Your goodness. Give me the courage to keep going again and again until every promise You have spoken comes to pass.
Amen.

May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as He has promised. — Deuteronomy 1:11

Marked By His Presence,
PG