My God Who Gives Rain

Psalm 72:6

English Standard Version (ESV)

6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,

    like showers that water the earth!

James 5:18

English Standard Version (ESV)

18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

Hosea 6:3

English Standard Version (ESV)

3 Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord;

    his going out is sure as the dawn;

he will come to us as the showers,

    as the spring rains that water the earth.”

I would have trouble calling today a pretty day.  November rains before the holiday season just seem a little dark and dreary and gray, very gray.  Then again I like the sound of it on my roof tonight because I'm dry and warm with no reason to venture outside.  So my love/hate relationship with rain continues.  I don't always like it either when troubles rain down, but without the rain, I'd bear no fruit.  What God wants to do in my life is up to Him so it's better to just embrace the rain in spite of how I feel.  When rain falls, hope rises. We can trust the Giver of Rain.  

I like this song by Citizen Way, "Fall Like the Rain."

The lyrics:

(Verse) 

How do you deal with disaster? 

How do you cope with the pain? 

It's hard to move on with regret 

Like an anchor makes you feel like you're the one to blame 

(Verse) 

Why is healing so painful? 

It feels like I'm losing this war 

But I know You'll be there 

As we walk through the struggle 

Because You've always been there before 

(Chorus) 

There's a peace that's perfect, a hope that is real 

There's a plan and a purpose no matter how you feel 

Just hold on to the promise that we'll never be undone 

And when you fall like the rain, you're gonna rise like the sun 

(Verse) 

Though the joy of tomorrow 

Seems lost in the pain of today 

There is no death, fear or sorrow 

That Your love can't erase 

(Chorus) 

There's a peace that's perfect, a hope that is real 

There's a plan and a purpose no matter how you feel 

Just hold on to the promise that we'll never be undone 

And when you fall like the rain, you're gonna rise like the sun 

(Bridge) 

I fall on the grace You have given to us 

Rising as conqueror of the grace 

Remember forever when we say goodbye 

Oh, in Jesus love 

(Chorus) 

There's a peace that's perfect, a hope that is real 

There's a plan and a purpose no matter how you feel 

Just hold on to the promise that we'll never be undone 

And when you fall like the rain, you're gonna rise like the sun 

Just hold on to the promise that we'll never be undone 

And when you fall like the rain, you're gonna rise like the sun 

When you fall like the rain, you're gonna rise like the sun 

When you fall like the rain, you're gonna rise like the sun 

I'm gonna fall like the rain, so you can rise like the sun