Why Should God Send Rain?

For quite some time it has been on my mind to write on the subject “Why Should God Send Rain?” Probably by the time I get this written and submitted, it will have rained at least once. But prior to my actually getting this written, the major topic of discussion seems to be the fact that it has not rained in most places for many days, weeks, and in some places months. The ground outside has been parched and brown.  If someone were to throw down a match or cigarette it is almost certain to start an unquenchable wild fire.

As I am writing this paper, it has only rained (a good rain) once since the talk began. I asked myself for many days why or what could be the reason for the absence of rain. I know that there are many theories, some blaming it on “el Niño” or global warming. Many people refuse to believe that it could be that God is just plain sick of what he sees in this area.  There are supposedly many Christians living in the Southside Virginia area but how many are truly considering what the Bible says about how God feels about what will take place in these last days and how little emphasis is placed on striving to not be like the people spoken about in these verses. I take the following scripture from the King James Bible

2 Timothy 3:1-7;13

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.  Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good.  Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.  Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:  from such turn away.  For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,  Everlearning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

It would be a good thing to get an old dictionary and look up the words in the previous verses to get the full meaning of what exactly is being said. Sometimes we don’t give heed to what the verses are really saying because we don’t fully understand their meanings. Now read the next few verses and maybe it will make you as disgusted as God is at what he sees in our area as well as in other places in this country.

Romans 1:21-32

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts between themselves:  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:  Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death,  not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Has any one paid attention to the filth that is being played via TV in most peoples homes. No longer does anyone have to go to the “dirty movie” or rated “X” movies as it was called in my day. They just need to sit down in front of their TV in their living room and all the other rooms in the house and view every type of filth that wasn’t heard of years ago. Now it is done in the privacy of their own home and nobody knows what they are buying and renting in the DVD section of the Wal-Mart or movie rental stores.  Did you think that your children wouldn’t know how to use those DVD machines or be able to find those movies you are viewing privately. What do you think this is doing to the homes in this area and all across America?  Maybe you don’t care.  Maybe because you are enjoying yourselves you thought it would be a good idea to allow your teenagers to view some of this slop with you. Many have become what I call TV addicts. They live to see the next sitcom, soap opera, (full of filth that perpetrates adultery, fornication, whoredom, you name it) talk show, where all of this is available. 

Every week there is a section or two in the newspapers telling what entertainment is available for our families and friends. Many of these entertainments are sponsored by beer, wine, and liquor companies. What do you think this is doing to the young people in our area. Many adults who are parents are in disarray about their children, teenagers, and young adults being on drugs and alcohol, but these same people seek entertainment that is promoted by these same products. How hypocrital!! While these adults are out “dancing on the streets” so to speak, their children are doing likewise and entertaining themselves with drugs and or alcohol. The music plays a special part in the frenzies of the moment.

Many people have gone slap crazy over the racing sport. It seems to be the talk of mostly everybody around.  Countless dollars and time are spent keeping up with this sport. I have heard people complain that they are losing their jobs or their incomes, yet they still have time and can afford to participate in this entertainment and this sport is definitely sponsored by the beer manufacturers. The preachers in the churches in this area have given up speaking out about these idols. Many of them have become a part of this vast mob of entertainment.

2 Peter 2: 1-9

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.  And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.  And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you:  whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. For if god spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;  And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)  The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Lastly, I know we are living in the last days. We are living in a time when all that we know as good and righteous is being destroyed. The devil is very subtle and clever and has done his work very well. He has caused people to actually think that this is normal in society. Well, I for one don’t want to reap the consequences of these actions and whether we like it or not, we have to live with the choices and decisions made by others. How about it. Why do you think that God doesn’t send rain?

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.!!