Rain

With all the rain over the last month, I’m reminded of how Psalm 72 describes leaders as “rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth”.

What does that mean?

For me, it reminds me that God's gospel is power. I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.​ (Romans 1:16).

The Prophet Isaiah echos this same conviction.

As the rain and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
    so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
    It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10-11)

Which is great news! It means...
     + The parts of my heart that I've blocked out can be be healed.
     + My boredom can become excitement.
     + I can confidently say "goodbye" to the things that are already dead in my life.
     + My deferred dreams can be re-engaged again.

And it's all because of what Jesus has done for me. His grace for my judgment. His freedom for my limited perspective. His confidence for my hopelessness. His dreams for my failures. His love for my rejection.

And you have the same promise, too. So do your children... your grandchildren... your spouse... your friends... The gospel falls like rain on everybody - even those we may not expect it to. . . and God's promise is that its work always accomplishes getting His world back. Indeed, nobody is "too far gone" to have a seat at the table.

See you tonight at the Luau Dance or Sunday for worship! Love you more than you know. -pt