THE TWO ALTITUDES (PART.2)

THE TWO ALTITUDES (PART.2)

1 Kings18:41-42

And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

In the first part of this series (the part 1), we saw in vs42, that two men went up, Ahab to eat and drink and Elijah to the top of Carmel. Which revealed the altitudes of life. One is an altitude to tables, and the other, an altitude of prayers. The fact remains that in the end, the latter altitude ruled the day. 

We also stressed that the implication of God releasing a sound to us will employ us into taking an intentional high intensity engagement with heaven to bring it into manifestation the expected rains. 

Let us look closely into the prophetic angle to an altitude that mattered and in turn ruled the ordeal. As a christain, we must understand that accessing the invincible realm demands that a high level of faith as this is a spiritual realm which is basically governed by Spiritual laws. Hence, if as a Christian, you lack the ability to understand Spiritual things and walk in them, it becomes a hurdle to receive from the same dimension.  

"And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, [43] And said to his servant, Go up now, look..."

(1 Kings 18:42-43a)

From the above verses, we can see that it was from the posture of the prophet that he gave his servant the instruction that brought the results. Elijah practically spoke with his face between his knees. This implies the following;

1. There was no eye contact with the servant

2. There were no physical visual contact with his environment that could trigger a distraction to his gaze and form a bias. 

3. A face between the knees will also limit one's hearing abilities. 

4. His physical posture also wasn't pleasant so his mind wandering had some form of limitations from the painful disposition. 

Note that the scriptures here is not promoting a new doctrine about prayer posture. Since we are aware the the old testament is a shadow of the new testament, it means that if we must achieve results through the ministry of prayer, we must ensure that whatever Elijah did to orchestrate this intervention must form a part of our approach to securing same through our personal Altars. 

We must not allow the helpless view of our present situations to dampen our inner receptacles. If we look at our predicament as a Nation and where we are now,  one might wonder if there can be any solution. Our possibilities looks so bleak. It's as if we seem to have lost any hope that this can happen. All natural senses and technicalities of our know-hows will be futile to us. The physical surrounding sounds too and what men are saying about our condition. Our wandering minds can be well under check by the pain of our positions too. When the gaze is on our spiritual radar which is aligned to the sound of an abundance which we have recieved in our spirit then we stand a chance to recieve feedbacks that can change the present Spiritual reality of our position as a nation and even individual challenges which is just but a sound in verse 41, to the manifestation we see in verse 45, 

"Things happened fast. The sky grew black with wind-driven clouds, and then a huge cloudburst of rain,..."

(1 Kings 18:45 MSG version)

In the translation above, the process was somehow accelerated. Things will have no choice but to happen fast. A lot of us have prayed so much about their present situation and the country's predicament until it feels as though we are cursed to remain perpetually in this quagmire. As though God's ears are now shut to our prayers because of our excessive sins. No Sir! The issue is that we can accelerate our answers and secure heavens attention only if we have locked into heavens frequency without distractions. That inner sound must echo louder than all externals.  

Soon enough, the sky will grow black with wind-driven clouds, and then a huge cloudburst of rain. And we shall be satisfied. 

This is our utmost desire. It is not found on the altitude of tables. Rather, they are accessible on the altitude of Carmel. Those who refuse to make this peak will not weild the expected results. This posture is a must, if we must ascend to draw resources from a realm so close to us but yet seems far. 

It is time to PRAY!!!

Shalom