Verse 18— And he prayed again. In answer to the prayer of Elijah, rain was withheld for three and a half years. He then prayed again for rain, and God answered his prayer by sending the rain, that the earth might yield her fruits for the use of man. The lesson to be impressed upon us is the duty of prayer. That prayer is well pleasing to our Father in heaven, who in his own way gives the blessing as seemeth to him best for our good and to his own glory.