We have an emphasis on prayer. We have a mentality that if we are persistent at the door and knock that God will listen. Biblically, this is sound and we have been pounding on the door. We gather together on certain days and we lift our prayers up to God silently or out loud. Today was a rainy day, it literally rained all day long. As I looked out of the nearby window I saw umbrellas galore as the rain steadily fell from the sky.
I had a strange thought and I also thought to myself in that moment "Oh God, how you have made me to think of the cheesiest symbolisms throughout my life." This one was no different. As I stared at the abundance of umbrellas keeping heads dry I thought about one of the prayers that we pray a lot of the time.
For the Spirit to rain down on this place.
As I thought about this and noticed the umbrellas I felt it was the appropriate analogy for this place in a spiritual sense. You see, I believe that God's Spirit is moving and pouring out in abundance and we can see it in many people. However, there are many who seem immune to his working. The rain was pouring in abundance today, just as we pray for the Spirit to pour out in abundance all over this country. Many people just popped open their umbrellas and went about their day seemingly oblivious to the rain except for their initial response of repelling it or dodging it.
This is my point, God's grace is abundant and sufficient, and it pours out like rain. Yet, many simply shield themselves off from this grace seemingly oblivious to the salvation and promise of eternity, they are not recognized as important, and so they walk through the rain and it never touches them.
This symbolism saddened me but as I heard the prayers of my friends being lifted up with honesty, thanks, and urgency I knew that God would answer them each in his own way. He already has answered our prayers in amazing ways and I know he will listen as we continue to knock at his door.
May our perseverance continue to be strong in praying for this nation.
All to God
