Month: March 2020

Have you ever been working outside, hot and dusty; when you feel a raindrop upon your face? Lifting your face upward you begin to feel the cool comfort of a soft gentle misting of rain, an Earthly shower of blessing.

What about a time when life has been tremendously busy, chaotic and exhausting; when you catch a whisper from above? Lifting your face upward you feel the soft gentle covering of God’s arms around you and you experience His Showers of Blessing.

“And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.” Ezekiel 34:26

There are moments when I am amazed, in fact I stop and experience that overwhelming feeling of being unable to comprehend the extent of God’s love for me. I am so undeserving and yet not only did He send His Son to die for my sins, but He takes the time to listen to the desires of my heart even when I do not utter the words in prayer. He knows me, He loves me and He sends me Showers of Blessing; sometimes in a simple moment of time that carries with it a sweet eternal message of His Love. Those are moments when I fall to my knees in humbleness of mind knowing I have no need to worry or fear, for my Lord is watching over me. He is able to protect me and keep me safe.

“And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.” Ezekiel 34:28

“And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.” Ezekiel 34:31

There are things in life that are uncertain, things that we have to wonder as to whether they are real or not; but when God speaks we never have to wonder or question the reality of His Word. In Ezekiel I saw something that stood out to me in this regard.

“In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.” Ezekiel 29:1

“And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me saying.” Ezekiel 31:1

Ezekiel knew the exact time when God spoke to him, he didn’t say around the time or about this time; he knew the exact time, the exact day. Today God does not speak to us in an audible way, but we know it when He speaks to our heart through His word (the Bible). Through the moving of the Holy Spirit He calls us, He changes us and He calms us ! And when He does, we know it !!

He Calls Us: Mark 7:14, Romans 9:24, I Corinthians 7:20 – 24, Colossians 3:15, I Peter 1:15, Revelations 17:14

He Changes Us: II Corinthians 5:17, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 18:31, Ezekiel 36:26

He Calms Us: Matthew 8:26, Mark 4:39, Psalm 107:29, Psalm 4:8, Isaiah 26:3, John 14:27, Philippians 4:7

And when He speaks, we know it !!! Listen, seek Him, and you will hear Him speak !!! “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

I have been reading from the book of Ezekiel recently and all through the book God references everything He does with the words, “that they shall know I am the Lord”. (Over 25 times) This stuck out to me as everything that God does or allows is for this one purpose, that we will know Him as Lord. He is Lord of every situation, every circumstance, every aspect of our lives. Nothing takes God by surprise, He is in complete control of all things. We are to simply recognize Him as Lord, trust Him as Lord, and follow Him as Lord.

1.) Recognize Him as Lord: Isaiah 45:18, Joel 2:27, Psalms 96:4, Psalms 99:5, John 8:28

2.) Trust Him as Lord: Deuteronomy 31: 6-8, Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 33:20, II Samuel 22:3, Psalms 28:7

3.) Follow Him as Lord: I Samuel 12:14, Matthew 4:20, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 16:24