The secret to attracting and sustaining the fire from heaven

When Elijah got to the top of Mount Carmel, the first thing he did to attract the fire of God was to invite the people to draw near before he repaired the altar of God that was broken down. Wao! Once upon a time, some people built an altar on Mount Carmel, but for whatever reason, they abandoned it and could no longer attend to the altar of God.

I am persuaded that the altar on Mount Carmel was broken down because the 7,000 mighty prophets who should have attended to it were hiding away in caves. The altar was neglected until it became defective—and a defective altar cannot attract fire from heaven.

Please note that every attack of the enemy against your life, health, marriage, ministry, walk with God, children, finances, business, and more is meant to pull you away from that wonderful altar that once burned so intensely with fire on the mountain top. A man like you, a wonderful woman like you, is meant to be on the mountain top, attending to the serious matters of the altar that will attract the fire from heaven. You were not designed to hide in a cave—you are God's battle axe!

Do you know that, once mighty men and women, young and old, get trapped and confined in the cave, the insignificant 450 prophets of Baal will take over. The farther you go from the altar, the more unattended it becomes. And as you neglect it for whatever reason, it becomes defective. Until it is repaired, it cannot attract the fire of God.

There is already an altar built on your Mount Carmel. You just need to come near and repair it. Stop looking for something new! The altar on that mountain top still has the capacity to attract fire if you draw near to fix it. Hallelujah! This is the time to attract the fire.

Draw near to Him. James 4:8 says, "Draw near unto Me, and I will draw near to you." Now is the time to draw near. Get out of the cave, rise to the top of the mountain, and draw near to the altar to restore and rebuild what was broken down. You can start worshipping again! You can start rejoicing in God again! You can start praying again! You can start evangelizing again!  

I call you to draw near in the name of Jesus, come near  to the place where you belong! I pray you near—come near, return in the name of Jesus. 

Now is the time!