Let it rain

I am reading a book as a part of churches on going staff development program. The book is Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson. In a section that speaks of challenging assumptions he tells a story of how his son Parker is asking all kinds of questions. As part of the process he decides to show his son that there are questions with no easy answers. So he ask this question, "Parker, why does it rain?" Without a moments hesitation, his son lowers his voice to a let-me-tell-you-the-way-the-world-works tone and replied, "Because everything is thirsty."

"BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS THIRSTY." What a concept, God sends the rain because everything is thirsty. In verse 23 of Joel chapter 2 God promises to send the former rain and the later rain as well. Then in verse 28 He gives the promise of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. The later rain on a thirsty church.
In Acts chapter 2 we see the fulfillment of this prophecy or at least the beginnings of it. In verse 39 Peter declares, "For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord shall call." So if we have been called out of our sins we are able to have part in the promise of the infilling of power through the Holy Spirit. This is not for the privileged few but to all who are thirsty.

We want the spirit to move and to fill our hearts and lives and also our church so I guess we have to ask ourselves,"How thirsty are we?" If the rain falls because everything is thirsty then I pray we become so thirsty that the rain can't help but fall.

Lord we pray send the fresh rain of your Spirit for we are thirsty for you.