Yesterday, my pastor said that there was a rain that started the crops, then a dry period where the plants are still growing, and then there is a later rain that brings the harvest.
But the plants are still growing in the dry period.
Abraham popped in my mind as I was mulling this over.
God promised Abraham a son, and that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. Genesis 15:4-5
"And he believed the LORD, and He counted it to him as righteousness." Genesis 15:6
And then came the dry period. The waiting for something to happen, as nothing continued to happen.
In chapter 16, Sarai (also Sarah) took matters into her own hands, and she set Abraham up with her female servant, Hagar, so they would have a heir through her. That created quite a few problems. Notice that when we try to make God's will happen according to our plans, there are problems.
Abraham's promised son isn't mentioned again until Genesis 17:15. And at that point, a son was so physically impossible that when God said it, Abraham laughed. Then in Genesis 18, when they had some Heavenly visitors, they were told that Sarah would have a son, and she laughed. God then told them that a year from now, Sarah would have a son.
The promised son wasn't born until Genesis 21, one year after chapter 18, but many years after chapter 15.
Abraham believed when God first promised a son to him. But the dry period was so long...some doubt crept into his heart.
We all do this, God promises us something, and when it doesn't immediately happen, we doubt. The dry period takes us down.
Instead of doubting, we are supposed to be trusting in God. Thanking Him for fulfilling His promises. Growing in faith. Growing in Him. Otherwise, we will dry up.
The later rain, the fulfillment of promise is coming. Until then, grow.
---Joy
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