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April Showers

 At this time of the year we have a phrase that we often use: “April showers bring May flowers.” This is 

perhaps just a lyrical way of reminding ourselves that spring is indeed here. And with spring we can see that nature brings renewal to the earth. This renewal is generated by the Creator Himself. Ellen White explains:“The sunshine and the rain, that gladden and refresh the earth, the hills and seas and plains, all speak to us of the Creator’s love.” Steps to Christ, page 9.

After the cataclysmic flood that disrupted all life on earth God promised: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Genesis 8:22.

It is our heavenly Father that maintains the seasons that organize our lives. It is also our heavenly Father that refreshes the earth with rain. And as we recognize God’s provision for the plants and animals that depend on Him we need to also remember that God refreshes you and I spiritually. Through Moses God declares: Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb. Deuteronomy 32:2.

It is God that truly gladdens both the earth and our souls with life. As we experience the cycles of life it is so important that we look to our heavenly Father in our time of need. It is so important that we understand God’s willingness to give us His Spirit just as He gives the rain to the thirsty ground. God says: For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, And floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, And my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, As willows by the water courses. Isaiah 44:3,4

Our heavenly Father longs to refresh you with His Spirit. Will you ask Him to give you what He longs to give? Will you receive the rain from heaven and find joy in His presence? Today is the time and now is the season to receive the spiritual blessing from the Creator. Just as the flowers grow when the rain falls so too can we grow when we receive the Spirit of God. Let the April showers bring the May flowers in your heart.


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