I hear the sound ….
I remember as a young person in church singing some strange songs!
“I hear the sound of rustling of the leaves of the trees.” Whenever I sang it I never did hear the sound.
Not long after that we were singing, “I hear the sound of the army of the Lord.” We tried to sing it like we were the army.
A few years later we were singing, “I hear the sound of a distant thunder.” A bit more of an upbeat tune but it never did thunder, though we would use the drums a lot to make it sound like it had.
As I look back I have spent the majority of my Christian life expecting things were about to get better or something beautiful was going to happen. I’ve sang it, listened to it and believed it. It hasn’t been a bad thing, it has certainly helped me remain in position instead of running from it.
Missions in and around the Elim globe teaches me to do all I can to hold on to such a simple belief that God’s best is yet to come.
Malachi 3:8-11
“…. and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,” says the LORD Almighty.
For a few days I want to simply and briefly share the promises of an open heaven.
One promise is that the impossibilities will become possibilities.
Elisha was under pressure of his life from the king of Jerusalem because the enemy, Samaria, was attacking them. Elisha predicts a famine in Samaria but a kings helper said, “Even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens could this happen?”
There are some people who for many reasons just cannot believe what you are believing for.
However, that is exactly what will happen.
An open heaven makes all things possible!
Missions Paul 