For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater. (Isaiah 55:10 ESV)
Weather and Love
The idea of Love Languages(suggested by author Gary Chapman) makes a lot of sense to me. We show love in different ways. Some show love better by giving gifts, some show love better by acts of service, some show love better by speaking meaningful words… And we are often better at showing love in certain ways than we are at other ways.
But God is fluent in every Love Language.
It seems that weather is one of the ways He says, “I love you” to His people.
The Bible often uses a metaphor of rain to describe God’s blessing and love. (Leviticus 26:4, Job 5:10, Psalm 72:6, Hosea 10:12, Joel 2:23, Matthew 5:25 et. al.) Unless rain ruins your picnic plans, rain is usually understood as being both a blessing and a necessary thing.
After Isaiah describes the value of a good rain, he also describes our expected reaction to God’s love. He writes, “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12 ESV)
It is a grand thing to be obviously Loved! That is probably why I enjoy rain so much.
Take the love God grants us.