Do you think God listens to you? As a practical matter, how can our individual voices even be distinguished from so many human souls? And how critical is it to have one’s thirst quenched by God? Is spiritual rain from God even important?
We have concluded God is the One Who awakens sleeping souls. Without the intervention of God through Jesus we would be without hope. He is the Life-Giver, and He alone has the authority to awaken us from our sleepy dream (or nightmare).
There is a woven thread in the God Story which illuminates the idea of spiritual rain falling on thirsty souls. Joel 2 prophesies specifically about why falling rain is so key. (Psalm 84/Isaiah 55/Luke 12:7 are also cool here)
Right now we are witnessing a huge opening in which rain may fall into human souls. We are right where God wants us to be, and we are prepared to walk though any doors of faith. What a great time to live.
Rain upon your soul and upon those whom you love!
Dave & Burnadette
It appears to me that as we begin to again engage with one another that the God of All Living (and of those who are not) is once again opening a window for hope. God is not a stranger to times of fear and pain. In fact, He has chosen to use our weaknesses to bring about things we would never choose or experience on our own.
I love Mother’s Day. Now that my Mom is gone it adds a whole new dimension 🙁 But thinking about her reminded me I am surrounded by lots of totally awesome women, and so Awesome Women’s Day 2020 was launched! Burnadette and I had fun talking about the beauty of some of the women we know, as well as rediscovering how Jesus viewed the value of women in His Kingdom world.
There is little argument about who the defining change-agent is in history. There is a reason for this. There is no one who taught the way He did. All other miracle workers in history are lame in comparison. It is one thing to inspire and gather thousands of followers. It is completely another to continue to do so after you have conquered death, raised back to life, spent 40 days appearing to men and women throughout Israel (1 Corinthians 15:6), and returned to your eternal relationship with your Father. Not to mention the reality that Jesus continues to show up in every culture and every century.
We now hear from one of Jesus’ closest companions while He lived on the earth. His Mom Mary and His father Joseph and brothers and sisters certainly had a special window into His miraculous life. And His cousin John (the Baptist) must have been interesting at family reunions. Peter, James, and John were close to Him. The twelve. Lazarus, Mary, and Martha – and many others were dear friends.