Showers of Blessing

UV 1309/10,000 Showers of Blessing

And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

Ezekiel 34 v 26

The world worships success and seeks it with all their heart. But, instead of limited success, we should be zealous like Jacob for blessing. The greatest blessing is to live forever. When we believe the promises of Jesus we receive the blessing of eternal life as well as abundant life. It is indeed a wonder that the mere process of believing is sufficient to enable us to receive such great blessings that nothing else can buy or bring or guarantee. Believing is a process for it requires many connected steps: one, we should hear the Word from God, we should ask questions if we do not understand the word or to clarify issues, our minds should understand the message, our hearts should receive and our spirits should believe it. The Lord then confirms our belief is right by sending upon us a shower of blessings of grace and peace. Grace assures us that we have every reason to rejoice while peace assures us that we have no reason to fear. We do not have to fear death itself for it opens us to new vistas of freedom and blessing. Grace gives us abundant provision to live this life effectively such that our own lives are a blessing to others, those who believe as well as those who do not.

Dwelling in our spirits with God in His high places enables us to have a vantage view of life-a new perspective that stretches beyond the temporal and the temporary. The Lord will accept us and our offerings as we are. As the dew of Hermon, the dew that descends on the mountains of Zion, will the blessings come upon us, little by little and in due time. The uni-verse mentions not the singular “shower” but the plural “showers”. His presence as Immanuel or our relationship with Him is the greatest blessing that guarantees eternal life for us. He will abundantly bless our provision since we know Him to be Jehovah Jireh. He will bless us with victory as He is Jehovah Nissi. He will bless us with guidance as He is Jehovah Rohi- the good Shepherd. He will bless us with showers of power as He is Jehovah El Shaddai, the Almighty One. He is also our shelter, shield and salvation.

All the blessings we enjoy in life are not accidental or incidental but the source is the Lord God. The words in the uni-verse: “ I will make…” and “I will cause..” implies that they are made or caused by the Lord. He will send the different types of showers in different seasons of our need. Not only are we blessed but we will ourselves be a source of blessing to others. The world sees their cup either half full or half empty depending on whether the perspective is optimistic or pessimistic but we see the cup of blessings as always overflowing. Our need for blessing is satisfied and we allow the overflow to meet the need of others to be blessed. The uni-verse uses the image of “ a hill “ to portray that the people who belong to God will be lifted up like a hill. We will be a city on a hill and a city of light, a candle on a lampstand to light up and drive the darkness away. Every time we feel downcast or low in spirit, we only need to take a shower of blessing. The blessings enumerated by Jesus on the Sermon on the Mount are all the nine showers of blessing we receive every day. We are the poor in spirit since we know that we are the recipients and not the cause of blessing, that we cannot claim it as our natural right or prerogative due to our hard work or good qualities or good deeds but only by sheer grace of God through Jesus. We are blessed to be comforted as we mourn the evil in this world and the griefs and troubles that we bear with godly sorrow. We are blessed to inherit the earth as we are the meek as we submit to God. We are blessed and satisfied as we hunger and thirst for righteousness. We are blessed as we keep receiving mercy from the Lord for our past, present and future sin even as we confess it. We are blessed to see God everywhere, in everything and in every person for we are pure in heart. We are blessed to be called children of God as we are peacemakers between God and man, problem-solvers and bridge builders. We are blessed for the kingdom of heaven belongs to us, implying that we receive eternal rewards, as we are persecuted for the sake of righteousness or following godly principles in our lives.
Prateep V Philip