Rejoice in the Rain

Let It Rain!

“I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing” (Ezekiel 34:26 NKJ).

Singing in the Rain is a classic film, casting the movie industry’s transition from silent films to sound. The story may not match, but the choice is always before us as to how we will respond to outside circumstances. 

In the scripture text, rain is a reason for rejoicing. In arid climates and desert places rain is not something to dread. We should never curse the clouds that promise to bring relief from the drought. Fruitfulness and harvest are dependent upon the rain. The increase of the season and the promise of seed for another field will only come when the heavens open and the rains bring the needed moisture for growth and reaping.

Throughout the biblical books of the prophets the promise of rain always depicted blessings, and the lack of rain was frequently the result of judgment. When there was no rain the crops failed, there was famine, and people died as a result. However, when the rains came in their seasons, there was joy and the assurance of provision. No wonder it was called, “showers of blessing.”

God sends seasons of spiritual rain, pouring out blessings on believers and on those who do not recognize God’s gift of provision. We are the recipients of God’s increase, because He loves us enough to send an abundance of rain. That’s reason enough to rejoice in the rain!


Theme passage:
“Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring. (Joel 2:23 NLT)