God uses the very nature that He created long ago to give us a visual aid as to how He operates in our lives.
“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11
Rain and snow are a great necessity for creation. The ground can turn parched because of lack of rain and snow, which in turn leads to drought. Drought can cause famine over long periods of time, which can greatly impact the animal world as well our lives.
In California, we’ve had a drought for the last few years, and it is primarily due to insufficient rain and snow in the mountains. Lack of Rain and snow have impacted everything including the brightness of the colors around us. We need to take shorter showers and not wash our cars too often. Our yards are turning brown because we are not allowed to water the yards too often.
It is interesting how much we talk about the drought and focus on its impact in our State, but very few people are discussing the drought that people are experiencing spiritually. Our hectic lives, technology, and organized programs have certainly kept us busy, but we lack the Word of God to be the rain and the snow that waters our parched souls to bring forth life out of lifeless activities! Many of us as believers fall in that category as well!
As my life has gotten busy in the last month (due to working full time), I find it difficult to read my Bible regularly or for the duration I used to. I need to find other ways to include the Word of God in my day, or it is not going to just happen. At first, I won’t notice the difference much. However, if I let it go on, overtime I’ll grow dull spiritually. Various situations may cause me to respond in doubt rather than faith, I may slip back to the old Karline, and lose ground where I had victory before. It will all happen so gradually that I will not notice it for a long time. Someday I will find my parched soul has turned brown spiritually because I haven’t allowed the word of God to rain on my soul.
Let’s take time to get in the Word and let Him wash us and refresh us!
