Showers of Righteousness

At the back of our property is a dog pen. It’s been home to several family pets -- a boxer bulldog, two Labrador retrievers, a beagle, and most recent ... ducks! The dog house, we suspect, may have been home to a family of skunks at one time!

 

Neglect brought trouble to the Hebrews who returned from Babylonian captivity.  "... Because of My house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house. Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce." (Haggai 1:9-10).  Despite man's great intellect, we sure are slow-to-understand.  We've banned God from the public square in lieu of a spiritual buffet to suit every spiritual taste.  Even Christians have abandoned seeking Christ and His Righteousness, bringing on times of spiritual famine and drought.  With such neglect, the Church faces spiritual ruin!  What if we [rather] abandon neglect of the things of God?  The Prophet Hosea declares, "Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until He comes and showers His Righteousness on you."  I love what Charles H. Spurgeon wrote: "He gives by cartloads to those who give by bushels."  Selfishness becomes loss and godliness becomes great gain.  When we’re giving selflessly to the cause of Jesus Christ, we’re gaining spiritual ground.  Let us abandon neglect and know showers of His Righteousness!