The Countdown To Carmel
By: Stacey Bryan 4-30-2024
1 Kings 18:1-2 NLT Later on, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!” 2 So Elijah went to appear before Ahab.
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It’s time. It’s your Kairos time RIGHT NOW. No more waiting. No more wondering. It’s time to muster the courage to move to Mount Carmel.
The drought is over. I hear the sound of an abundance of rain. Yes, it’s taken time for My Purpose to be performed. It’s taken time for the tides to dry to dust. It’s taken time for the current of crops to wither away to nothingness. Yes, it’s taken time. The sobs streamed down like a flood. Like a flood, I raised up a standard. My Word will not return void. I made a covenant that is coming to pass at Carmel.
You’ve wondered why you’ve faced such adversity. Your Adversary is called the Accuser of the Brethren for a reason. You had to be persecuted. You had to be accused. You had to come up against allegations. You’ve been under astronomical attack enduring arrest after arrest abiding under My Shadow. My Covering of Majesty has been around you all along.
Fear not for I Am Here. I will always be with you. My Outstretched Arms cover you. My Arms keep you safe. My Arms protect you, and My Command will bring the rain.
Baal is no match for My Power. Baal will weep and wail and flee in fear as he hears you worship Me. Your wondrous worship causes demons to flee.
Mount Carmel has a purpose.
It’s My Will.
It’s My Desire.
It’s My Restoration.
My Altar is at Mount Carmel. My broken down altar is at Carmel. My place of habitation is in complete disrepair. The drought had a purpose. I knew I could trust you to rebuild my altar.
My Altar was desecrated ON PURPOSE. Saul was the first to worship at Carmel after his victory over Amalek. He built an altar to worship Me, but all the unjust rulers that followed replaced My altar for idols. They knowingly chose to worship an idol instead of the I AM. They chose an idol over Me.
You’re the one I could depend on. I knew you heard My Voice and would follow Me restoring My Altar of Worship. I knew you would walk towards Me, and not away from Me, no matter what the enemy sent your way.
When the accusations began, I told you THEY WOULD FALL one by one, and they are. Each one. I Am the I Am and I will prove My Power is Supreme and Sovereign. I Reign above all. My Power will engulf every principality, power, and demon of hell coming at you.
Your assignment at Carmel is to REPAIR THE ALTAR.
Restore it.
Align it.
My Altar is an Altar of Alignment. I Am realigning and arranging things in a straight line of worship so you would come straight to Me.
You worship Me authentically.
No one else.
Nothing else.
You’re coming straight to Me.
My altar.
To hear from Me.
To seek Me.
To pour out your praise to Me.
Letting go of everything else BUT ME.
I’ve seen your worry turn to worship.
I’ve seen the weight break off of you.
My altar… a place of alignment and realignment… taking you into more of Me. Your worship brings My Power. I long to hear you worship Me. I long to see you sit at My Feet. Your worship is precious to Me.
My Altar is the Secret Place where you seek My Face. You’ve seen Me face to face.
You’ve been restored.
You’ve been refreshed.
You’ve seen My victory.
You saw all the worship going up to a dead god. You saw them crying out and leaping all around, but there was no victory in their dance. There was no power in their shouts.
Rest in your praise. Stand on your covenant promise. You have fought and stood your ground. You’re at the top of Mount Carmel and the battle is over. Victory is Mine.
You’ve battled for so long, and you think the battle is still raging. I Am your Protector. Trust Me.
I will bring bread and water to you, so rest and wait on Me for your next instructions. Do not be discouraged. I am bringing you out.
I cherish you.
I will nourish you.
I will comfort you.
I will tenderly hold you while you find rest and renewal.
It’s a time of refreshing for you.
People can water down My Power all they want. They can bury it in the ground. When it’s time, I will descend on this earth like a raging fire. My Power cannot be contained. My Power cannot be held back. My Power is not POWERLESS.
My Power is Mighty for the pulling down of strongholds.
I’ve seen the enemy torment you. Torment your mind. Try and take you out. I’ve seen how you hurt until you ached. I’ve seen the despair as they taunted, teased, and tormented you through their words and accusations.
I will make every enemy eat crow. They will stand in your presence and plead for forgiveness. Everything that was hidden will be brought to light.
Every lie.
Every plan of deception.
Every attempt to sabotage your destiny.
They will stand before you and admit their involvement.
My Power has been hidden in you. My power has been buried in you so that I could resurrect My Altar in you and through you. Your prayer and worship is bringing you supernatural strength.
My supernatural power is abiding in you.
My Supernatural Power is giving you a newfound strength.
My Supernatural Power is giving you the persistence you need to carry you to breakthrough.
You will run all the way to Jezreel. You won’t have to stop and rest. You will have My supernatural strength. Jezreel means “The Lord sows” and you have some supernatural blessings sowed along the way for the way you fought for Me.
You have all sorts of seeds in the ground. They are sprouting. What has looked dead has been germinating. The darkness was disguised as a growing season and seeds are sprouting everywhere in your life.
Continue to pray and worship Me.
Your worship is music to My Ears.
I am bringing the rain and you will see My Supernatural Growing Process overtake you. People will see My Power all around you. You’re going to walk into cities you didn’t build, wells you didn’t dig, and vineyards and olive orchards you didn’t plant because you have followed after Me instead of idols.
Continue to pray and worship Me.
I long to hear your worship at My Altar.
You have My Undivided Attention.
Ask and you shall receive.
Seek and You will find.
Knock and it will be opened to you.
1 Kings 18:41-45 NLT
41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!” 42 So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees. 43 Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea.” The servant went and looked, then returned to Elijah and said, “I didn’t see anything.” Seven times Elijah told him to go and look. 44 Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don’t hurry, the rain will stop you!’”
45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel. 46 Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.
Blessings!
Stacey Bryan