Key Verse: "For
as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not
thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that
it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:"
- Isaiah 55:10 KJV
Everyone knows the effect of the rain, especially when it falls on a field that has been parched and withered. Its drops go down to the roots of the dying grass, the fading flowers, and the drooping trees—and soon new life appears everywhere. The grass is greener. The flowers revive and pour out fragrance. All vegetation is renewed. So it is when God's Word comes to a fainting, failing human life.
Sometimes rain comes in storms, with black clouds and
fierce lightnings and thunders. People tremble and are afraid as they look
on. But the storm passes, pouring out rich blessings of rain, which make all
the fields rejoice. God sometimes sends his Word to us in dark, portentous
forms—sickness, loss, disappointment, sorrow, trial. At first we are
terrified; but in the end, when the storms have cleared away, we find that
the dark clouds we so dreaded—were but God's messengers to
bring to us rich blessings of grace.
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