Thursday, July 26, 2012

Living Waters Prayer Point Day Five: Friday July 27, 2012



Hosea 10: 12  NLT
I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
    and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
    for now is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come
    and shower righteousness upon you.’



God plead with Israel to turn from their wayward path and to come back to Him.  He promised as they did so He would rain upon them with showers of righteousness.  This year has been a dry year.  The grass has been brown and the rains few and far between which have led to bans on water usage and burning .  Last night and today were different though as a nice steady rain has showered our region with needed precipitation.  The rain caused some roofs to leak and puddles to walk through, but the benefits for our dry land out weigh side effects.  

God tells us to plant seeds of righteousness and we will receive a harvest.  Israel had turned from the ways of God so they were hardened toward the things of God.   The Lord advised, "plow up the hard ground of your hearts" and seek the Lord.  Sometimes we don't even realize we have hardened ourselves about something for which God is trying to get our attention.  Sometimes we find we've compromised and have gotten to the place where we don't recognize it.  As we desire revival for our church and our homes our prayer needs to reflect that we need the Lord in every part of our life.  We need Him to show us the areas that we have allowed ourselves to become blind to, the areas we've gotten hardened to.  

Seeking the Lord is something that we all can engage in actively and in so doing we become receptive to God's prodding concerning our life.  We become aware of seeds of righteousness and compromise.  We can see God's blessing.

I used to love sitting on the porch with my father during a rain storm.  I listened to the rain on the roof, and smelled the freshness of the water in the air.  It seemed to wash over me and minister peace to my spirit.  God's Spirit is like that too.  When we rest in Him, when we seek His face, He shines upon us.   He brings us righteousness and changers our life course. His rain brings godly change and peace.


Seek Him today, Let Jesus deal with your heart and your issues,



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