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9-24-2019 – A Word to the Wise – The Lord does not care for rain. Then why did he make it? Well it was sort of created under distress. The whole matter began like this.

Sometimes we so mess up the Lord’s plans for us that He has to redo His plans. Now I know this does not sit well some who hold that the Lord never changes His mind about anything.

However, when He created man with free will that necessity alternate plans from time to time.

Just in case you have not seen this in other passages let me give a couple of examples.

In I Samuel 23 a unique situation occurs. David being hunted by King Saul raises a small band of men and sets out to protect the defenseless. On this occasion he hears that the city of Dallas, oops, Keliah is under attack by the Philistines and in jeopardy.

David inquires of the Lord and is told to rescue them. David goes and rescues Keliah.

Shortly, David hears that Saul knows that he is at Keliah. David fearfully ask the Lord if Saul will come, the Lord tells David that Saul will come.

David ask the Lord if the people of Keliah will turn him over to Saul. The Lord tells David that they will.

David gathers his men and leaves. Saul hears and never comes.

Obviously, David’s inquiry and David listening, and leaving changed the situation. (I Samuel 23, RSV)

Similarly, we find in Isaiah 38 a medical situation with King Hezekiah. The Lord tells him that he is going to die, and to set his house in order.

Hezekiah turns his face to the wall and begs the Lord for a reprieve. The Lord stops the prophet Isaiah and tells him to go back and tell King Hezekiah because he prayed He is healing him and adding 15 years to his life. Prayer changes the situation. (Isaiah 38)

So let’s return to the rain situation. The original creation had no rain. (Genesis 2:5)

The Lord watered with a mist that came up from the ground. So the Lord in the beginning chose mist as opposed to rain. Guess He did not like the idea of rain. (Genesis 2:6). Mist does not cause erosion, or other problems.

So what changed? Man brought about the change. It was not Adam and Eve’s sin for it is nearly 1000 years later. No that was not the reason.

Rather, we learn with the advent of evil angels and their immoral behavior with women the whole earth becomes filled with evil. Immoral behavior does that. Changes everything.

So the Lord destroyed the earth with, yes rain, and more rain. Rain was a curse on mankind. But at the same time it cleansed the earth but it brought an end to the Lord’s original design.

Rain was not His first choice. So what was or is the Lord’s first choice for your life? Did the Lord have to redo it?