Showers of Blessings

Ezekiel 34:24-28: “I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27 Then the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.” (NKJV). 

When Ezekiel penned these words from God, He was in Babylonian captivity along with other Jews. Long after David had ruled and died, God used David as a metaphor for Jesus who would eventually lead all nations to peace and harmony in His church ( Matt. 28:19-20). 

It is hard to see the blessings of God when you are in spiritual captivity to sin, much less when you are in physical captivity because of sin.  But it is even harder, I suppose, to see the blessings of God when you are in captivity. 

But facing the consequences of our sins, does not mean we should stay in sin. NO. God has blessings for those who rise up out of sin and repent and return to Him. 

God wants to bless your life with His peace. But please remember that His peace is not like the peace of this world. In other words, God’s peace will not always lead to the absence of physical wars (John 14:27). 

God wants to bless you with all the things you will need in this life: food, clothing and shelter (Matt. 6:33), but please do not think that God’s blessing of things will lead you to make the list of the richest people in this world (Matt. 6:33). 

God wants to bless you with deliverance from spiritual bondage. So that your heart, mind and spirit will not be broken and chained by drugs, sin and all that is in this world (Luke 4:18, Acts 2:38). 

God wants to bless you with eternal life, so that one day, all nations will dwell peacefully in heaven, where there will be no war, no pain, suffering, hunger or strive (John 3:5-16, Rev. 21:4). 

As you meditate on these verses this week, try not to get lost in the details and symbolisms. Know that God wants to take you out of sin and bless you as a member of His washed body of believers (Eph. 5:25-27). 

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