"Drip
down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down
righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And
righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it. - See
more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
"Drip
down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down
righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And
righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it. - See
more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;
let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
let salvation spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.
let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
let salvation spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.
Isaiah 45:8
On Sunday, September 29th, we went to church just down the road from our compound. We all crowded together on our benches and proceeded to drip with sweat throughout the whole service. And when I say drip I mean we poured out sweat from places we didn't even know could sweat. It was 105 degrees that day...in the shade. It was HOT. We were all sweating the entire afternoon....being indoors was just as hot as being out! It was an extremely uncomfortable day and we all began to dread October...which is notorious for being the hottest month.
THEN that evening it began to get cloudy and started to look and smell a little like rain. The temperature slowly began to cool off and we all looked expectantly at the big, dark clouds, willing for rain to come.
Side note: Rain was not likely. It literally had not rained once since March.
A lot of us were doing homework outside that evening because the temperature had cooled off so much after dinner. As we sat there, we began to see tiny little rain drops fall on the sidewalk. Of course after we all screamed and ran out from under the porch, it stopped sprinkling as quickly as it began.
A bunch of us were just giddy with excitement and began to sing and dance...hoping for more rain to come. It quickly turned into very loud singing (Hilary Duff's "Come Clean" was definitely involved) and doing the "rain dance". We gave up hope after a while and went back to our homework.
After about an hour or so, the rain began to fall faster and harder and we once again screamed and ran out to enjoy the glorious rain; praising God for the relief from the hot day. I sure wish I could post videos on here from our rain dance...it was pretty awesome.
"Drip
down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down
righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And
righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it. - See
more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
As I began to reflect on how much this rain affected our group, I couldn't help but go to bed with a smile that night. God has been so faithful and this rain proved how much He has been taking care of our every need.
We had been having some conflict with our group while we were in Zimba. There were petty arguments and silly little issues going on...but regardless, they were all affecting our group and causing strain on some of our relationships.
Sunday was our first day back in Choma and I can't help but see God's hand working in our situation.
We were all so hot and tired during the day, but then the rain came and washed away our sweat and gave us pure joy and relief. God also used this rain to show how He was working in our situation and washing away our past sins. We were cleansed of our iniquities. I think we all felt the sweet relief the rain brought us and saw how God was once again proving his faithfulness to our group.
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord;
his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.”
Hosea 6:3
Isaiah 45:8
"Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
- See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
"Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
- See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
Isaiah 45:8
"Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
- See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
"Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
- See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
Isaiah 45:8
"Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
- See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
"Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
- See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.FSl58yKL.dpuf
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