The Rain and the Snow

"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 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.

Life sends many seasons, some moist and refreshing while others are cold and damaging. Much like the different seasons, each season serves a purpose in the life of a Christian. It brings with it a time for laughter, a time for tears, a time for silence and a time for trust. We cannot experience these times without being effected and transformed from one place of faith to another. These seasons water, prune and grow us as God speaks life, lesson and purpose into each of our walks.

When the harsh winds of the snowstorm arrive it comes from God who sees what is required to make us bud and flourish. He gives us the promise of fullness, purpose and a God-ordained accomplishment. We will not experience these seasons without the protection of His wisdom and knowledge that covers us with hope, trust and belief in a future season which will bring the refreshing rains of grace from Christ who sends all things. He does have a higher wisdom of what is required in our lives to water the life of Christians bringing purpose to pain and nourishment to the thirsty seedlings called His children.

Nothing survives without the careful watering and tending to from the Gardener. His carefully gloved hands tenderly peel back the damaged places in our souls, exposing the parts that need the light and water to survive. It is up to us to allow Him to remove these parts and tend to the more delicate pieces of our hearts that need to breathe, to experience the rain and to prosper and flourish.