Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” (1 Kings 17:1, LSB)
Father, Ahab didn’t recognize you as the God of Israel. But it didn’t change the fact that you were still the God of Israel.
But as you showed the woman in Sidon, you are also God beyond the borders of Israel.
You are in fact, the God of all creation. By your command, the rains stopped, and by your command, they started again.
By your command, even the ravens did your bidding, feeding Elijah.
Father, like Ahab, many people in this world don’t recognize you as God.
So, Father, like Elijah, we come to you in prayer, aligning ourselves to you and your will.
Hear and answer us, so that the people in this nation, in all nations, will know that you are God.
Turn people’s hearts to you, especially those you’ve entrusted to us to care for and love, so that they too will say, “Yahweh, he is God. Yahweh, he is God.” (18:39).
In Jesus’ name, amen.
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