On my morning hike I watched as the rain began to fall. I saw the water trickle down into the street gutters. My hope was that the water would be captured for good use. Rain is most productive when it lands on good soil. Good soil receives the rain and combines it with its own nutrients and the farmer’s care to produce crops that feed us all.
God also showers the world with salvation and righteousness. The question is, are we good soil? Are we open to receiving the Lord’s salvation and righteousness, along with His care, to produce the fruit of righteousness in and through our lives?
Isaiah 45:8 says, “Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the Lord have created it.”
Reluctant Retiree 