Rejoice in the Waiting

Let It Rain!

“See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain” (James 5:7 NKJ).

We could learn a little about patience from the farmer. His success is the reward of his work ethic, and his understanding of the seasons. Early in the trade he learns about planning, preparing, and planting. He also learns to practice patience as the seed and the soil work in tandem to produce the miraculous metamorphosis of growth, maturity, and reproduction. The harvest comes at the fulfillment of the process. 

The variable in the science of agriculture is the predictability of the rain. Irrigation is our answer to the lack of rain, but in many cultures of the past that was not an option. Their only hope for a harvest was that the rains would come in their seasons. The early rains prepared the soil. The latter rains multiplied the promise of an abundant harvest. If the rains did not come and the crops were blighted there would be little or no harvest, no produce to trade, and very little to eat. Famine was the result of years of lean harvest and no rain. 

The prophets predicted judgment and God shut the windows of heaven. When the prophets promised blessings, God opened the heavens and rain came in abundance at the time it was needed the most. 

There is a promise in the seed, in the season, and in the Savior. The seed possesses the DNA to produce incredible multiplication and an abundant harvest. The season comes year after year in its time in predictable cycles. The Savior hold the final element, the rain. Our prayer is, “Let it rain!”

Sometimes we sow the seed in its season and see no signs of growth or production. We find ourselves waiting on the promise to be fulfilled. We pray for the rain and see the showers of His blessings, but ask ourselves, “When will be see the harvest?”

Paul said, “Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up” (Galatians 6:9 NLT). We can rejoice while waiting. We know there is a reaping promised. We rejoice because of His faithfulness. He will send the rain and multiply the harvest!



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)