Mankind is always trying to solve his own problems. We have to face it--- we can't. We need help. We need God's help because while we can't, He can. For example we can't quench our own thirst. There is a "thirsting" within us that is longing to be satisfied. We try to quench it but without success. We have tried to quench it through sensual pleasures, through entertainment, through education, through hobbies, through mind-altering substances, and an endless list of other activity. We may find something that will quench it for the moment, but then it always comes back.
Are you trying to quench your own thirst? Are you trying
to satisfy that dry place in your life? You can't. You can't give yourself
"water". You can't produce the "rain" that you need. But God can. In the
verse above He said, "I will". When the heavens were shut up and there had been
no rain upon the land for over three years, Elijah prayed for rain and the
heavens opened up and the rain began to fall. Did Elijah do that? Did he
produce the rain? He prayed for it, but God created it and God sent
it.
This morning God is wanting to pour water upon those
thirsty areas in your life. He is wanting to saturate you with "heavenly"
showers. He doesn't want to only send enough to dampen your life, He wants to
send "floods". He wants to send it in abundance. Twice in our opening verse He
said, "I will" do this. You can't do it. But He will do it.
When it rains, the earth just receives it and lets it
"happen". God is ready to send water- cleansing and refreshing- to your life.
He is ready to send floods to your dry places to cause them to come back to life
and bloom again. Cry out for the rain like Elijah did and get ready, it is
coming. Then just receive, bask in and enjoy the abundant rain of peace, grace,
strength, provision and blessings that will flood your soul.
Have a great day. You can't water your own life, but God
can and will, and He will do it in abundance.
For further reading:
Isaiah 43:19,20; 55:1John 7:37; 4:13,14; 6:35
Psalm 63:1; 68:9
Matthew 5:6
1 Kings 18:41-45
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