Israel was going through 3 ½ year long drought, but the drought was about to be over. Elijah declared that he heard the sound of the abundance of rain. Meaning his ears picked up a signal in the spirit realm. His ears had picked up the vibration of something that is coming. He couldn't see it, He couldn't touch it, but he heard it was on the way. How did he know it was coming? It's simple because it was getting louder all the time, the closer the rain got the louder it got.
When a train is coming your way, you feel the vibration before it arrives. When hail is coming your way, you hear it blocks away first. When ever God is getting ready to do something in our lives there will be in indication that things are about to shift.
Elijah hearing the sound of the abundance of rain meant life, recovery, restoration, it meant that the rivers will run again, fish will be caught again, the crops will grow again,, there will be joy where there has been sorrow, there will be laughter where there has been weeping.
Elijah heard the sound of the abundance of rain and there is still a sound today. It's a sound that predicts a spiritual rain. It's a sound that tells us that rain will pour into our circumstances and life bringing increase and producing growth. You have to be spiritual to hear that kind of sound. This sound is going to restore some of you, this rain is going to give you an expected end.
But notice something, before God released the sound and subsequently the rain that ended the drought, Israel had to turn back to God first. So whatever it is in your life that you have not surrendered to God you have to release and surrender to Him first. You can't be drenched in the abundance of rain before you've been drenched in the blood for salvation.
And then no matter what it takes and how long it takes don't give up just because you heard the sound but the rain hasn't come yet. The rain didn't come as soon as Elijah heard the sound. He had to get himself in the right position with his head in between his knees and keep praying. When he sent his servant the first time he came back and said I don't see any kind of evidence of your prophecy and prayer. But Elijah kept praying and sent his servant back to the sea. While the servant is running, Elijah is praying.
When you have a word and an assurance in your spirit you have to keep praying, keep believing it and keep declaring it by faith, keep on praising and keep on serving. And while you're praying don't let the devil see you sweat. Don't let him deceive you into thinking that the sound you heard wasn't real. Don't believe the lie that rain won't come. Just keep on praying because I hear a sound of the abundance of rain! It was only after the 7th time that the servant began to see a little cloud form on the horizon and ran back with a good report.
Sometimes we use the phrase “I have a cloud hanging over my head” but who said that every cloud forming over your head is a bad thing. The horizon has to get dark and be covered in clouds for it to start raining. Stop running for cover every time you see the clouds forming in your life. Stop being scared that you're about to go through another storm. Some haven't experienced the abundance of rain yet because they run for cover the moment they see a cloud.
I hear the sound of the abundance of rain!!! It's time to declare over yourself that the drought is over!! Some of you have been stuck in the same situation as the children of Israel and because of your own waywardness God has shut up the heavens. We need healing in the land, but we also need a healing in the church. Because we have a big problem in the church. There are too many dry testimonies, dry worship, dry sermons and dry Christians.
But I don't care how long you've been going through this drought and going without....when you hear the sound of the abundance of rain it should breath hope into you that God has not forgotten about you.
Let Him rain into your life and circumstances so you can be once again revived!
Written by Yohanna Hoehler