All the rivers run into the sea: yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, there they return again. Ecclesiastes 1:7
He (God) draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind. Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his pavilion? See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea. Job 36:27-30
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
We have been experiencing a drought here in Lincoln. These verses in the Bible tell how God makes the rain. This rain makes the crops we raise on our farm grow and fills the aquifers under the land. Man has never been able to make the clouds rain. What we can do is sprinkle the ground by bringing the water up from under the ground to water the top of the earth, but we cannot replenish the underground water like God does with the rain.
Consequently, we have been praying for rain to water our flowers, the crops in our fields where we raise corn and soybeans, and the golf course where we play and enjoy out the windows of our house.
Think about it. God controls the movement of the earth, the clouds that rain on it, the winds that blow on it and the sun that shines on it. As smart as man believes he is, he is not in control of these things.
Prayer: I give thanks to you, almighty Lord, who created our earth and manages it. Help us to be patient when we pray for rain. Help us to recognize the power you have over all things. Give us belief in your power. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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