But...have you ever considered the word "rain"?
When we think of rain our mind goes to water droplets falling from the sky.
Another thing that comes to mind when I think of "rain" is all of the bad stuff that happened to Job. It certainly didn't rain down "showers of blessings" on him...oh, yeah, it did in the end, but look at everything that he had to endure. But did Job give up??? Did Job "curse God and die" like his own wife told him to do? Can you even imagine having that kind of support system? And, look at everything his "friends" put him thru. WOW!!! We think we have it rough sometimes until we consider Job.
Here is what Job had to say to his wife:
But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong. Job 2:10 - NLT
Job seemed to know that "into every life a little rain must fall". He also understood what was meant in the following passage:
Matthew 5:45 (NLT)
In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
You know me and my music!!! I love the MercyMe song "Bring the Rain". (see my Playlist) The lyrics to this song are talking about tough times, or problems that we face in our lives, but as long as we have given our heart to Jesus...as long as we are living as closely to Him as possible...then, as Christians, we are able to say..."Bring the Rain"...because we know that He will be our Shelter from the rain...from the storm...from anything that comes our way!!!
In His love...and with mine!!!
i'm glad it did as well, but i wish it had stopped for just a few hours this morning! :)
ReplyDeleteThis rain sure was much needed. Thank God for the rain. Of course my little house dog did not like it.
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