SO DRY, ARID LAND NEED'S HEALING

SO DRY, ARID LAND NEED'S HEALING

(3/3/14)

Over the past 2-3 months from December in 2013 to now is the beginning of March 2014,

Malaysia has seen strange weather from freakish cold winds to super hot and dry days. The worrying thing is, there has been no rain for so long. I've seen numerous road side fires along the road as grass and plants have withered. Why?

God showed me one thing in my prayers. Drought or physical conditions often times reflect a spiritual condition or spiritual struggle. In 1 King 17:1 as seen below :- 

Elijah Announces a Great Drought

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” (1 Kings 17:1)

What is God's reason for this ? You can see it in 1 Kings 18:18-20. Ahab blamed Elijah (or the God of Elijah) for the troubles. But often time, tragedies happened not because of God, but the results of man's actions and rebellion towards God and themselves. When Adam sinned, God in Genesis 3:16-19, what is suppose to be a joy has become a burden. Man will toil and struggle. And when man sinned, the ground becomes accursed. Ground speaks of our foundations and everything that is the basis of all we do. That's why when the husband divorces his wife, or gambles, makes terrible decisions...not only he is troubled but the troubles falls on everyone !
 
Now what is the reason for drought ? 1 Kings 18:18-20 :- 
“I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. (1 Kings 18:18)

We read also that Jezebel, Ahab's wife was killing all prophets of God. When you snuffed out prophets of God meaning, no more revelations..not more the breathe of God coming down. And we see in the above verse, the people have turn their backs on the living God and turn to idols. Why? because the word of God has been stopped from flowing into the hearts of man !

Sin (Rom 1:28)is man refusing to acknowledging God as God. Instead man takes his own life into his hands wanting to play god...controlling this and that ...that's why Jezebel is mentioned here...Jezebel is the spirit of control, the spirit of witchraft. Of late we read prominent Christian leaders in courts ...why ? Have we exalted man above God? Celebrated the triumph of man and belittled the works of God?. Or have we been too busy with everything else, we forgotten to seek God's kingdom first?

Lets stop before its too late and seek God's mercy and forgiveness on behalf of ourselves and our nation..Lets repent and turn back to the living God for in Him we will always finds a daddy God willing to restore and refresh. He truly satisfies. LORD SEND YOUR HEALING RAIN ON US.

2 Chronicles 7:14 -

14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 

Regards and blessings upon You..stay blessed

Luv

Edwin Koh Boon Leng - 3/3/14