James 5:17-18 says this:
17 Elijah was a human being with a nature such as we have [with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and no rain fell on the earth for three years and six months. [I Kings 17:1] 18 And [then] he prayed again and the heavens supplied rain and the land produced its crops [as usual]. [I Kings 18:42-45]
I have come across so many born again believers who have no confidence that THEY can operate in the authority of God's Word. The reason is that they do not have a working knowledge of who they are IN HIM! Elijah was a human being, prone to make mistakes, just like we are. He operated as a prophet with the anointing of the Holy Spirit UPON him! He did NOT have the Holy Spirit living IN Him the way a new Covenant believer does! And yet, he prayed and his prayer was answered! He spoke and what he spoke came to pass! How did he do that? Through faith in the ONE Who had instructed Him to do so! You and I need to develop faith, trust and confidence in who we are according to the Word of God. If you haven't already done so, go through the New Testament and highlight everything you come across that has to do with our bring "in Him". A very good resource for finding these Scriptures is the mini-book "In Him" by Kenneth E. Hagin. Now meditate on these Scriptures until you become confident of who YOU are - IN HIM! Then you will know that YOU can operate just as Jesus did on the earth! We are, of ALL people, MOST BLESSED! Now we need to be doing something with THE BLESSING! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "Beneath The Waters (I Will Rise)":
Shalom in Him!
