Daddy was a preacher
She was his wife
Just trying to make the world a little better
You know, shine a light
People started talking
Trying to hear their own voice
Those people tried to accuse my father
Said he made the wrong choice
Though it might be painful
You know that time will always tell
Those people have long since gone
My father never failed
Even when the rain falls
Even when the flood starts rising
Even when the storm comes
I am washed by the water
Even if the earth crumbles under my feet
Even if the ones I love turn around and crucify me
I won’t never ever let You down
I won’t fall, I won’t fall, I won’t fall
As long as You’re around me
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William Rinehart, Nathaniel Rinehart
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School started in our home last week with three little ones off to learn and grow. I try to find teachable moments with my children that will help them face the trials and lessons that come in elementary and middle school—and there are more than I would like to count. Daily it seems as if the kids come home with a story of a situation (not always involving them) that they have knowledge of. Because of the amount of negative stuff around them I always try to teach them that God is always with us. And that He never leaves us. But, driving to work listening to this song, I realized that this is not just a lesson for my kids…it is a lesson for all of us.
Whether we work inside the home, outside of the home, are retired, or whatever situation we find ourselves in, we are surrounded with an overwhelming amount of stuff, that we need to be reminded that ‘even when the rain falls, even when the flood starts rising, even when the storm comes, I am washed by the water’. And that despite how overwhelmed we may feel, that we will never fail as long as God is on our side.
So as I remind my kids (and as I remind myself, and as I remind you):
- despite what the world may look like
- despite who is talking to hear themselves talk
- despite the attempts Satan makes to stop us…
God is on our side. He is our strength. He is our Living Water.
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Dear Heavenly Father, You are our Strength and You are the Living Water, with You we can never fail. The world may try to tell us one thing but Your promises tell us another. Let us take comfort in You and in Your Word. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
