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James 5.18 “And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.”

I was invited to preach at a small church in a rural part of the county. This was farming country. As I drove up there, I noticed the corn was twisting and the fields were very dry and dusty. Rain was desperately needed!

As the service began, the word of the Lord came to me, “Irvin, preach about Elijah and how he prayed for rain.”

I preached on prayer and specifically mentioned how God said that Elijah was a man subject to like passions as us. Yet, Elijah believed that God controlled everything on this earth and he could and would send rain if we asked him. I asked the question, “Does everyone here believe in prayer? Raise your hand if you do.” Every hand from the youngest to the oldest lifted up. I said, “Now that we are all in agreement, we can pray and ask the Lord to send rain on this dry and thirsty land.” As I began to pray, the Spirit of the Lord moved on the people. They knew we had just touched heaven. Despite no prediction of rain, that Sunday evening, that community received over two inches of rain. Several months later, I went back to the church. One member, widely known for his sense of humor, stated, “Irvin is here, it’s gonna rain again.”

Matthew 18.19 “Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”

Irvin L. Rozier, author of My Walk with the Lord, www.selahbooks.com

About the Author

author, preacher, retired military

As the reformed British National Party chairman Nick Griffin
recently noted during an interview
by Robert Locke in Wales,

“At the end of the day, it’s always the positive agendas that
win in politics. Anger about what is being done to this country
is legitimate, but mere anger just leads to hooliganism and
political impotence. It attracts angry activists who can’t
behave themselves or articulate an agenda, and once you’ve
milked the public’s resentments, you’ve got nothing more to
offer them and you stall politically. It’s the positive vision
of a restored and redeemed Britain that’s the key for us now.”

This insightful comment made me reflect about how Meir Kahane loved God, the
Jewish People and Israel, but it appears he attracted some who
were merely “angry activists” (as every group and organization
tends to), religious thugs out for a brawl who misrepresented
the vast majority, rather than serve as angry activists with
a positive agenda based on a deep and abiding and evident love
for God, the Jewish People and Israel.

I’m also aware that no matter how perfect proper activists are
there will always be critics who will focus on the messengers
rather than the message and lose sight of it all and distract
others with their diversionary tactics. We’re to carry on with
our politico-religious message and not let barking dogs slow us
down or turn us aside. There’s Work to be done and we must be
about it, so help us God!

Kahane chai!