Isaiah 55:10-13 NLT
"The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. [11] It is the same with My Word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. [12] You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands! [13] Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honour to the LORD's Name; they will be an everlasting sign of His Power and Love."
It's raining this morning - it maybe summertime, but we've been "blessed" with grey skies and plenty of downpours this year.
There's no sign of parched earth, everything is green, green, green.
The plants are watered, the grass is vibrant and everything is growing fast.
The Lord likens the rain to His Word.
Like water, it permeates everywhere it is sent.
It will soften the parched earth of hard hearts, and make us grow up into Jesus.
God has His Thoughts and Plans and no matter how hard humans and satanic forces try to thwart those plans, in the end, God's Plans will be accomplished.
It may be raining in the summertime of your life, but God is at work, using that "rain" to make you grow in grace.
1 Peter 1:6-7 NLT
So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. [7] These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold - though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honour on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Many times in my life I have held onto God's Word, though my heart was breaking in the midst of dark trials.
His Promises have never failed me and never will.
There is Hope for the hopeless, Joy for the joyless and Peace for those caught up in a whirlwind of trouble.
Commit your way to the Lord, trust in His Word and you'll see that a wonderful future awaits.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 NLT
For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. [12] In those days when you pray, I will listen. [13] If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me.
It is a frightening future from a worldly perspective, but God is still in charge and it is His Kingdom that is coming soon.
The end of the story has already been written and God wins.
So let it rain until He reigns! We have a whole new world to look forward to.
1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him."
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