353. Lord comes as the Rain
Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
The Lord promises to come to us as the rain, like the former and the latter rain. Both rains are necessary for the growth of the crops. The rain is the Holy Spirit poured out upon us when we believe. The Spirit enters into our spirit and causes the soul to grow and produce a harvest. We cannot make it rain, no matter what we try to do; neither can we make the Lord come to us as the rain. He comes in His time and in His season. But He will come.
The going forth of the Lord is prepared as the morning. As sure as the sun rises in the morning dawn, so the Lord will surely come to us. He will come in His time, but He will surely come. Therefore, we can pray for His coming when we need Him. The coming of the morning is assured and it is prepared for us. As surely as the sun will rise, so surely the Spirit comes. We may have to wait, but we do not have to doubt. The Lord has prepared Himself to come each morning and each new day. As surely as Christ died and rose again, so surely will He send the Holy Spirit. For each day the Lord has prepared beforehand all the good works that we should walk in. We just follow on to know the Lord, and He comes at the right time. How do we follow on to know the Lord? We follow on through daily repentance and faith in the gospel. This is our daily early morning ritual habit. Then we wait on the day to see the opportunity to serve and do the prepared good works. When our focus is on Jesus and His kingdom all these good things will be added. When Jesus says “all these things will be added unto you,” He is referring to the already prepared good works. The rain (the Spirit) will come and move within us to prompt us to the good, while at the same time, with the rain, He will provide and take care of us for all that we need. He will give us daily bread. He gives both physical and spiritual bread to do the good. That’s why it rains.