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Wednesday 12 |
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Pouring out
“It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring…” a kids’ rhyme. Well, it rained last night, in fact, it poured.
Moisture must have literally come pouring out from thick, charcoal-coloured clouds. The rainfall only added to the already swift current in the river below. This morning, the river wasn’t just gurgling and bubbling along; it was moving steadily and forcefully. In fact, I could hear the roar of the waters, before I could see it.
It made me think of when there was a great pouring out, back in an upstairs room, when the Holy Spirit flowed powerfully one morning, to people gathered together to pray. There was no containing the outpouring on that Pentecost day!
One of the many, many promises that God gives us in His Word, is in the book of Joel, and again in Acts, where He says, “I will pour out my Spirit on all people.”
In this same book of Acts, the Lord speaks of His pouring out refreshing blessings when we turn back to Him. And in Malachi 3, He talks of pouring out blessings we won’t be able to contain, as we do as He has told us.
Not holding back, pouring. Pouring out. Isn’t that our extravagant, wonderful, heavenly Father? Lord, thank You for Your awesome Holy Spirit, and thank You that You are today willing to pour out Your Spirit on us, Your sons and daughters who believe and are called by Your name. Amen!
That is very good news.
“God can... pour out showers of blessing to refresh you.”
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Cradling
my first cup of coffee, I took a seat by the corner window and sat
mesmerized. It was so awesome to watch the water rushing downstream,
pounding boulders and rocks in its way, with only the sodden banks on either
side to contain it.