Once again, a night of rain. And I’m remembering the lyrics from “Camelot” – “no rain may ever fall till after sundown…” and I’m giving thanks for the redolent fragrance of the summer morning, the bright sunshine that streams through the trees, the sound of last night’s raindrops falling onto the ground as a gentle wind ruffles the leaves. A clear sky, a new beginning.
And I remember a piece of poetry from King David’s dying words.
“The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me;
his word was on my tongue.
The God of Israel spoke,
the Rock of Israel said to me:
‘When one rules over people in righteousness,
when he rules
he is like the light of morning at sunrise
on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain
that brings grass from the earth.’ (2 Sam. 23:2-4)
The whole world lies in wickedness in this present evil age. “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” the psalmist queries. Our apostle Paul gives us the answer in his letter to Timothy.
I exhort therefore, that FIRST OF ALL, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; FOR KINGS; AND FOR ALL THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth(2 Tim. 2:1-4)
Could it be, Church, that we get what we pray for?
