Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, grass in the field for everyone. Zechariah 10:1
The latter rain takes place during the grain harvest, sometime between April to June every year. This rainy season is very important because the greater the shower, the greater the harvest. In other words, without the rain, there can be no harvest. Zechariah was prophesying concerning the promise of the harvest of souls before the second coming of Christ. James also talks about this coming rain in the end-times that will usher in the worldwide harvest. “Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain” (James 5:7). In the time of the latter rain, we will see the harvest of souls coming into the kingdom of God like never before in the history of the world. Jesus Himself bore witness to this fact. “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:14).
The latter rain is really the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes, He will bring conviction to the hearts of men. “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:8). He will testify and reveal Jesus Christ to the sinners. “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me” (15:26). We need the rain of the Holy Spirit for the harvest to come in. It’s simple: No rain, no harvest. Greater rain, greater harvest! In these last days, we need the Holy Spirit’s work more than ever before. For too long the Church has neglected the Holy Spirit. That is why many Christians are dry, unfruitful and unproductive. We are living in the time of the latter rain, and the Holy Spirit’s work over the last 2,000 years has been to mature the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit wants to bring about the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21) and gather in the greatest harvest of souls before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The end-time Church has to be discerning and rise up to the occasion in prayer and supplication. The prophet Jeremiah warned about missing the time of the harvest. “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved” (Jer. 8:20). Jesus said, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest” (Luke 10:2).
The Holy Spirit is the Lord of the harvest. We can and we must intensify our prayer to ask the Lord for the latter rain. We need a new anointing; a new boldness; a renewed passion and compassion for the lost. Make a prayer to God right now that He will empower you to be a witness for Him in your Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and eventually to the ends of the earth!
The latter rain takes place during the grain harvest, sometime between April to June every year. This rainy season is very important because the greater the shower, the greater the harvest. In other words, without the rain, there can be no harvest. Zechariah was prophesying concerning the promise of the harvest of souls before the second coming of Christ. James also talks about this coming rain in the end-times that will usher in the worldwide harvest. “Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain” (James 5:7). In the time of the latter rain, we will see the harvest of souls coming into the kingdom of God like never before in the history of the world. Jesus Himself bore witness to this fact. “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:14).
The latter rain is really the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes, He will bring conviction to the hearts of men. “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” (John 16:8). He will testify and reveal Jesus Christ to the sinners. “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me” (15:26). We need the rain of the Holy Spirit for the harvest to come in. It’s simple: No rain, no harvest. Greater rain, greater harvest! In these last days, we need the Holy Spirit’s work more than ever before. For too long the Church has neglected the Holy Spirit. That is why many Christians are dry, unfruitful and unproductive. We are living in the time of the latter rain, and the Holy Spirit’s work over the last 2,000 years has been to mature the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit wants to bring about the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21) and gather in the greatest harvest of souls before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The end-time Church has to be discerning and rise up to the occasion in prayer and supplication. The prophet Jeremiah warned about missing the time of the harvest. “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved” (Jer. 8:20). Jesus said, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest” (Luke 10:2).
The Holy Spirit is the Lord of the harvest. We can and we must intensify our prayer to ask the Lord for the latter rain. We need a new anointing; a new boldness; a renewed passion and compassion for the lost. Make a prayer to God right now that He will empower you to be a witness for Him in your Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and eventually to the ends of the earth!
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