Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there’ll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that’s what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain Lyrics from Mercy Me
I went to church Sunday in a downpour. (See what a great Christian I am?) I had to break into laughter as I passed a neighbor’s home with a lone sprinkler at work in the front yard. I don’t remember ever seeing this sprinkler at work. It has been very wet lately and, like I said, it was pouring down raining. I don’t know why the sprinkler was on, but I bet there’s a good story there.
It was enlightening to watch that sprinkler making its puny effort to water the lawn in comparison to God’s answer. Don’t we all do that? Don’t we try to bring into our lives those good things that can only come from God? Don’t we complain about the rain when it does come? It seems to interfere with our plans. It seems, sometimes, to be something we don’t think we need in our lives. Sometimes the “rain” is obviously needed. Sometimes it’s pain whose benefit isn’t nearly so clear.
When there’s lots so of rain we complain about the inconvenience and the lack of sunshine and the need to cut the grass so often and pull the weeds. When it’s dry we look skyward for rain clouds. To us it seems, God just never gets it right.
When will we get to the point of trusting? When will we say with faith and confidence, “Jesus, bring the rain. I trust you to send what I need even when it doesn’t look like I need it. Even when it seems like it will never come. What ever is best for me Lord, send it.”
Chance of rain today? Forty percent. Just so you know.
Be blessed.
Nick
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