Genesis 2:6

"Rain vs Reign"

"But streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground."  (Genesis 2:6)  All through the Word of God, the Lord spoke in terms of "if You will, then I will ...," A perfect example of this is 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."  This is the "Reign" part "after" the Rain!

"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said,

out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."

(John 7:38)

The above scripture is talking about the infilling of the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of the living God.  (Acts 2:38, Acts 10, Acts 19)  We are nothing but "dust" without the Spirit of God living within us.  He formed man from the dust of the earth, but He didn't want man to stay dust; He longed for him to become a fountain, springing up into eternal life! 

"For I will pour water on the thirsty land,

and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my

Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on

your descendents."

(Isaiah 44:3)

 Almighty God is all about "reigning" in our hearts, souls, minds, spirits, and bodies  ...  so that His love can guide us, protect us, defend us, nurture us  ... SAVE us!  We are the love of His life, the beat of His soul, the longing of His heart, the breath of His existence, His very life-giving blood!  He covers us with a cloud by day and a fire by night; He's the hovering guardian of our souls!  

We need Rain; we're praying for Rain, but what if God wants US to water the earth by His "Reign" of the Spirit in peoples' lives, and then  ... then, He will send "Rain!"  How can WE water the earth?  Out of our bellies shall flow rivers of living water  ...  we pour from vessel to vessel; we lay hands on one another to receive the Holy Ghost and speak with tongues as the Spirit is poured out, and gives the utterance.  The scripture in Genesis 2:6 said the "streams came up from the earth;" that's you and me, "the dust formed from God's hand," and they watered the whole earth!  

We don't know why there's no Rain "yet," but it couldn't hurt for the Church to Reign, "water" the earth all around us, and see if the "mist" from the "earth" rises to the thirsty nostrils of the Lord  ...  and moves Him to send down the Rain!

"Rain" and "Reign" are the same thing; they're "seen" at the "scene" of Glory; they're dispersed from winds that "blew" somewhere beyond the "blue;" they come from "Him" who wrote the "Hymn;" they're the salve eliminating the "sore" to lift us to "soar;" and they come from the "Dear" who causes us to leap like a "deer!"    

Just a thought   ...  about the "do" that brings the "dew!"

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)