"May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth." - Psalm 72:6

Like long absent rain in a land of drought brings life and vitality, so does Jesus bring life and vitality to the parched soul.

"for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light" - Ephesians 5:8

A blessing beyond description. In a world of so much darkness and confusion to be blessed with the knowledge of God and spiritual things, of ourselves and to know where we stand with God – reconciled through the precious blood of Jesus Christ!

"David was greatly distressed, for the men spoke of stoning him because the souls of them all were bitterly grieved, each man for his sons and daughters. But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” - 1 Samuel 30:6

The calamity David was in now came about because he had been acting according to his own will and council rather than the Lords. Here, David had gone on his own, without the Lord's leading, and was off the narrow way. He was plotting and scheming like an unbeliever. He was no longer trusting in God in spite of all the Lord had done for him, blessed him with, and delivered him from throughout his life.

"In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." - Matthew 5:16

"Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever." - Daniel 12:3

"Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life." - Philippians 4:3

The cause of the gospel will keep a Christian on the narrow path and a Church on the narrow way of truth. Everything we do as Christians, as a Church flows out from the cause of the gospel.

In this parable both the wise and the foolish are faced with rain falling, floods coming, winds blowing and beating upon their houses. The rock and the sand are the deciding factors. Are you building your house upon the Rock who is Jesus Christ and His eternal Word? Or the sand which will fail when storms come?

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock." - Matthew 7:24-25

"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. 20 "For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed." - John 3:19-20

We are told in scripture how to reach sinners and help them. The problem is we need to unwind the long tangle of worldly influence in the Church that has confused such a clear scriptural teaching. With sin so blatant and accepted in the public realm, and opposition to sin portrayed as hateful and intolerant, much of the modern Church is in the process of inventing new humanistic doctrines to conform to society while suppressing or outright rejecting the authority of scripture.