When He Reigns, He Pours

After weeks of hot temperatures, and very little rain, relief finally came from the heavens this week. Our province was so tinder dry that camp fires, and traveling in our woodlands are banned. It seems as though all summer right-of-passage activities came to a screeching halt. Lawns were turning brown, the air was stagnant, water levels in lakes and streams kept falling, and a common fear of forest fires like the one in Fort McMurray was on many peoples’ minds. All of this, after only a few weeks without rain.

We are all affected the same way if we are without God’s reign. We all need a constant watering in our daily lives of Jesus, whether we know it or not.  Let’s just think about this. When we allow God into our lives, He makes His presence known to us in so many ways. Our circle of friends become larger and we are cared about. When we acknowledge Jesus in everything, we will see rewards of His grace in the way others treat us, the way we treat others, and little things that make us feel alive are more noticeable. Simply by saying grace before we eat will somehow make a meal with our family taste a bit more delicious. A hand shake or a hug at church will recharge even the most tired of souls. A smile and a kind word in a hospital elevator or waiting room may just introduce you to your next soon to be friend. You may touch someone with God’s hand that needed it the most.

Yet, when, or if, we allow God’s reign to be absent from our world, we, and everything around us dries up. Like the rain from the sky, we need His reign from the heavens. Without it, our spirit can wither like the front lawn. Our sense of worth and friendship will eventually fade like the end of season petunias and marigolds. God does reign over the world, as told in Psalm 47:8. I’m asking you now to allow Him, to reign over your world. I encourage everyone to pray for rain for the grass, but ask Jesus to reign in you, and He will pour down His spirit into your home. Then watch as they both flourish. After all when He reigns, He pours.

Mike Shindruk

www.mastershandministry.blogspot.ca