Sunshine and Rain

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 17, 1910

Sunshine and Rain

Children's Lesson — No. 4

Sunshine and Rain

We all love the sunshine. Draw picture of sun with rays on blackboard or paper, and let the children briefly tell what it does for the earth.

But if all days were sunshiny, plants and flowers would die, springs and streams would dry up, there would be no food for man or beast. Let the children tell what rain does for us, while the picture of a falling shower is drawn on the blackboard.

God tells us to “ask for rain.” Zech. 10:1. In Palestine there were two rainy seasons, which were called the “former rain,” and the “latter rain.” But this “latter rain” is different. Read Eze. 34:26, last part. It is this blessed rain for which we meet to pray.

On the day of Pentecost the “former rain” fell. Tell what was done because the Holy Spirit came. The “latter rain” will fall just before Jesus comes. It is for this refreshing of the Holy Spirit that we are to ask.

We are living in the time of the “latter rain,” the last that will fall. We need it. God wants to give it. This week of prayer we should earnestly ask for it.