Zero % Chance of Rain

Zero % Chance of Rain

Zero % chance of rain! That’s what the weather report said on my computer yesterday morning. I was happy about this because a number of my friends from Crossroads Napoleon and I had our first motorcycle ride scheduled after church. I was so confident in the blissful weather report I included it in my Sunday morning announcement reminding folks about the ride. “It’s gonna be a great day to ride”, I exclaimed with enthusiasm. “The weather man says there’s zero percent chance of rain.” Several of us arrived at the church parking lot at 3 PM as planned. A friend looked at the grey clouds above and said, “Zero % chance of rain right?” “It’s not going to rain”, I said confidently. (After all…..the weather man said, “Zero % chance of rain.”) To make a long story short we had a great ride but we did get wet….really wet. When I got home I received a text from a friend from Crossroads that read, “Zero % chance of rain huh? You need a new weather man.” I can’t argue with that. As I think about it. My problem wasn’t so much looking at the weather report as it was putting so much confidence in the weather report. Sometimes weather reports are spot on and at other times they are way off. As humans we often make the mistake of placing our confidence and trust in the wrong sources. No doubt we live in uncertain times. Adam and Eve and everyone in between have lived in uncertain times. Things happen, times, change, we’re hit with the unexpected. Too often we place or confidence in other people, in books, articles, websites, or in our own abilities. While other people, books, articles etc. can occasionally be “spot on” at times they’re “way off”. The OT prophet Jeremiah has some good advice on what we can expect when we put our trust in anything or anyone other than God.

Jeremiah 17:5&6

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for strength and whose heart turns
away from the Lord. He will be like a bush in the wasteland; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.”
On the other hand, take a look at what happens when we put out trust and confidence in the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:7&8

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
I don’t know what you have going on in life right now. By all means take advantage of all the resources God brings your way to help you navigate through life. However, be sure to place your ultimate confidence in the Lord and His word. Unlike my weather report He won’t steer you wrong.

Wes