Like Showers

Psalm 72 is another referral to those who rule well…

May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

Have you ever raced to get your yard mowed only to be soaked before you ever got started?  And then rain keeps falling for days, and when the sun returns and things dry up, now your grass is so high you can barely push the mower? I’ve had that experience, and it’s irritating, because the yard looks awful and I can’t do a thing about it until the rain stops.

But…have you ever raced to mow your yard, finished and sighed, and THEN the rain fell?  Rain falling on a freshly mowed lawn is refreshing, satisfying, and beautiful, isn’t it?

That’s the parallel with ruling well, those whom God has set before us to care after.

We rule well, and it’s like rain that is welcome

We rule poorly, and it’s a mess and a chore

I think of parenting and how when we take care of things when they surface, and discipline well and in love, our kids see us in a loving light – a welcome rain.

But when we rule in haste, or let things go too long, and “weeds” begin to grow, it’s a hard thing to then rule well because of the denseness of the unwanted growth in our kids…

Something to think about!