Dust Becomes Rain - Part 1

Dry Times Can Become Purposeful & Prosperous Times.



We’ve all heard stories of the dust bowl in the 1930’s, when the Great Plains were eroded, drought-plagued and windy. Dust blew in great “blizzards” as far east as NYC and Washington DC, farmland became useless, and families were displaced as they migrated to hopefully “better pastures”.

There are times in life when we feel dusty and dried up, easily picked up and battered, driven by the whim of the wind. Perhaps we feel insignificant, possibly without much to offer, an annoyance to be removed, unsightly, unwanted. Doesn’t sound too good does it?


Thankfully, so much more is possible! The dust in our lives can be redeemed, profitable, fruitful!


First, the Bible tells us that we are formed from the very dust of the earth, fashioned by God’s hands, his own breath breathing life into us. (Gen. 2:7; Ps. 103:14; Eccl. 3:20). Even though we are “but dust”, God was able, and remains able, to breathe LIFE into us. Even dust has possibilities!


What about the days when life itself seems dried up, opportunities lost?

"Depending on weather conditions, water molecules will combine with tiny particles of dust, salt, and smoke in the air to form cloud droplets,....." http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercyclecondensation.html

Dust, when it goes heavenward,

joins together with water molecules to form rain,

which in turn returns to the ground to bring life.

Did you get that? Dust doesn’t just blow in the wind – when it’s joined with water molecules, it forms into rain!


Yes, we may find ourselves in dusty dry condition, but what we join ourselves to determines our outcome!


The water is the Word, is Christ! (Eph. 5:25-26; John 1:1)


No matter how dry you feel, join yourself to Christ, to the Word, and find yourself heading into your purpose and prosperity.


(Is. 55:11) “So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.


God can redeem the dry and dusty places in our lives if we’ll join ourselves with His word. Let it rain!