WHY THE NAME FREEDOM
RAINS?
FREEDOM
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save
the world through him.
Freedom
is salvation from the kingdom of hell in all its forms.
I John 3:8 tells us the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's
work
Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and
do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
1 Peter 2:16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for
evil
Freedom
is salvation for a future life beyond death to live in the presence of God. It
is being freed from the kingdom of darkness to live in the kingdom of light. To
have freedom is to be released from guilt and condemnation. To have freedom is
to have the ability to choose to do the right and honorable thing in obedience
to God’s Word. Many Christians live in the freedom of eternal life after death,
but they do not live in the freedom Christ died to give us here in this life.
Their growth as children of God does not continue because there are the places
in their lives that are still bound up by their old sin nature. Jesus came to
free us from the things on this earth that would try to prevent us from
becoming all God created us to be.
2 Corinthians
3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the
Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with
unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his
image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
In
the ministry at Freedom Rains, we are dedicated to the continual contemplation
of the Lord’s glory, through His Word and His presence, so that we may gain
greater and greater freedom as God transforms us from glory to glory into His
image for His great glory and purpose.
RAINS
Zechariah 10:1 Ask ye of
the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of
rain, to every one grass in the field.
Latter Rain is the spring rain that is sent to mature the crop for harvest.
Joel
2:23 "Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God,
for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for
you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
Zechariah 10:1 Ask rain from the LORD in the season
of the spring rain, from the LORD who makes the storm clouds, and he will give
them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.
1 Kings 17:4 For thus says the LORD the God of
Israel, 'The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be
empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"
Psalm 147:8 He covers the heavens with clouds; he
prepares rain for the earth; the makes grass grow on the hills.
Scripture shows us that rain
comes from God. It is also symbolic of God’s blessings. It is symbolic of the
harvest. We are seeking God’s blessing of growth, maturity and the freedom in
Christ to be all God created us to be. We are seeking God’s blessing so that we
may be labors to help bring in the harvest of souls.
Matthew 9: 37-38 Then he said
to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask
the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest
field."
While
this is a miracle work of God we seek, we are responsible to cooperate with the
work of the Holy Spirit as we grow and walk in obedience to God’s Word. This ministry is about assisting people to
become all God created them to be in Christ Jesus. We need to work toward
understanding what part of the Christian walk is God’s responsibility and what
part is our responsibility; and then to put actions to our faith and do those
things God asks of us.
Freedom Rains
We
recognize that the freedom from our sin nature, and the freedom to become
everything we were created to be rains down from God. The only way to live in this
place of blessing and growth is to commit ourselves to receiving God’s gift of
grace to us and then to walk in the ways of God and continue to grow from glory
to glory for all our lives. How do we receive this gift of Grace? It is by
faith in the truthfulness of His Word and our complete surrender to receive
that Word.
If
you have never surrendered your life to God through Jesus Christ, we invite you
to do that now. Let these words guide you as you pour out your own heart to
God.
Dear Lord Jesus,
I confess to you that I am a
sinner. I confess to you that I believe that you are the Son of God sent to
take away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Forgive me I pray and free me from
sin and death so that I may spend eternity with You. Free me from the sin nature that keeps me from being everything
You created me to be here on this earth. Free me to obey Your Word, free me to
obey You, free me to grow in maturity and become more and more like You. Dear
heavenly Father, thank you for receiving me as Your child through Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Please
contact us and let us know if you’ve just prayed this prayer. If you would like
to come be a part of Freedom Rains Ministries we will welcome you to us. If you
aren’t in our geographic area and cannot come be a part of this ministry, we
will assist you in finding a good, Bible-believing group of people where you
may go and grow in Christ. We all need
to encourage each other.
Hebrews 10:23-25 Let us hold
unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let
us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not
giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging
one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
We
wait to hear from you!
God
bless you as you begin your new life-journey in Jesus.