1) Showers are sent in the season in which they are to exist. – “Showers in season.”
2)
Showers provide moisture that is
needed for fruit and crops to grow and yield. – “Trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its
crops.”
3)
Showers offer security and a
feeling of confidence for people because they are in a land that richly takes
care of them. – “The people will be secure in their
land.”
4)
Showers help people understand
that the Lord is God and He constantly cares for his own. – “They will know that I am the Lord.”
5)
Showers are called “showers of
blessing” because of the many benefits they provide for people – physical,
spiritual, and emotional. – “Showers of blessing.”
In 1883 Major Daniel Webster Whittle wrote the words to the hymn, “There Shall be Showers of Blessing.” He was wounded in the war, his arm was amputated, and while recovering he began reading the New Testament which his mother had given him. Another young soldier was dying and a nurse attending both men asked Whittle if he would go pray for the dying young man. She had seen him reading the Bible and assumed he was a Christian. Since Whittle was not a Christian, he refused to go; however, after a little persuasion he finally decided to do as she asked. He went to the young man’s side, knelt down, asked Jesus to forgive him of his own sins, and then earnestly prayed for the young man. When he finished praying, the young soldier was dead. Whittle said, “A look of peace came across the young man’s troubled face and I believe God also used him to bring me to the Savior by trusting in Christ’s precious blood and forgiving my sins.”
The song he wrote expresses his thoughts about spiritual showers and the lyrics are:
“There shall be showers of blessing: This is the promise of love;
“There shall be seasons refreshing, Sent from the Savior above.
“Showers
of blessing, Showers of blessing we need;
“Mercy-drops
round us are falling, But for the showers we plead.”
