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It May Be A Little Cloud - But It’s Loaded!

The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'"
1 Kings 18:44

When there was no sign of rain anywhere, Elijah instructed his servant to keep looking. Finally, the servant who kept reporting that nothing was happening saw something and had to admit that things were changing. It was just ‘a little cloud’ - but it was loaded! God loves to use things we think are insignificant. He used: (a) a carrier-bag lunch to feed 5,000 (b) a slingshot to bring down a giant (c) a handful of clay to restore a man’s eyesight. He can use a little job, a little money, a little favor, to bless you. Little clouds are indicators of what’s coming; they’re the conduits God has chosen to use. When God promises you abundance, He doesn’t need anything big to make it happen. The change that eventually impacts multitudes usually starts with one individual. Whether it’s a Noah or a Paul or a Mother Teresa or a Martin Luther, God needs only one person who believes Him, who dares to be different.

When God pours out the rain of His blessing you’ll: (1) see that your problems are just opportunities for God to ‘show himself strong on your behalf’ (2 Chronicles 16:9) (2) discover that His ‘strength is made perfect in [your] weakness’ (2 Corinthians 12:9) (3) be able to thank Him for your enemies, because when you reach that level of maturity, He’s promised to prepare a feast for you right in front of them (see Psalm 23:5). In fact, when the opposition is at its worst is when God puts on His apron and starts cooking up a miracle for you!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, no matter how small “the cloud” may be in my life right now – help me see you in it. In Jesus’ Name, Amen