Let It Rain

As I write this, we’ve been blessed with a few wonderful days of rain quenching the dry land. As the rain falls softly but continually, I am sure that some relief will be provided of the drought ravaging South Africa.

Hosea 6:3 states: “Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”

How beautifully does the writer proclaim the faithfulness of God, the promise of His coming to us as sure as the rain falls. The promise of His presence falling all around us like rain, filling the dry places of our hearts again.

But at the beginning of the verse Hosea urges us to acknowledge Him, pressing on to acknowledge Him. As much as we all love His presence, are we really willing to press on and acknowledge Him?

God fills the earth with the wonder of His nature, for us to acknowledge Him…

Joel 2:23: “…for He has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.”

God showers us with blessings; both on a physical plain and spiritually. It is out of His Hand that every good thing comes. We should ensure that we take the time to acknowledge Him before He takes it away….

Hosea 2:8-9: “She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil…Therefore I will take away my grain before it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready…”

Will it take a drought for us to acknowledge that God is the one who sends the rain? Out of His Hand we are fed and provided for. He wants us to acknowledge Him for every little thing in our lives. The sun rose this morning as a promise that He will appear. We only need to see the works of His Hands to honour Him and give Him glory for the majesty of His works and His continual provision for us.

Psalms 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”

If we take the time to acknowledge Him there is this this wonderful promise:

Prov. 3:5-6: “Trust the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”