As I watched the rain falling this morning, I was suddenly struck with the overwhelming desire for God’s Spirit of revival to fall upon the Church. Like the earth, it seems that the Christian Church as a whole has been going thru a time of drought. Have you ever noticed when the ground dries it begins to crack and break apart leaving little crevices? Those crevices become hiding places for bugs and spiders that set little traps and ambushes to catch unsuspecting prey. I think that sort of thing happens to us as believers when we dry up spiritually. Old habits, sins and things that were once a part of our lives before Christ take up ambush positions in the crevices of our hearts, and before you know it, we’re stuck. As I watched the rain running off the side of our driveway and meander thru one of those crevices, I noticed it washed out all of the junk, the garbage, the dried up bug skeletons. And in a little while, fresh, wet soil began to fill up the cracks, making the perfect place for grass seed to take root and grow. Oh that the rain of the Holy Spirit would fall upon our lives and wash out all the junk that keeps us from receiving the seed of God’s Word and bearing the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Oh God, please send your rain! Thank you for the rain falling outside right now, but even more than that, we need you to rain down on our hearts and our lives! Wash away the sin that has so easily entangled us and make us hungry for more of You!
