All Wet

This morning I saw a news report; hurricane Dean is hitting Mexico. They said some areas could receive 10 inches of rain from the hurricane.

Saturday, after a day of rain (about 3 inches at my house), my daughter put an eight inch glass on our patio. The next morning her cup over-floweth. My guess: we were the recipients of 10 to 12 inches of water.

It’s tempting to say we had our own little hurricane.

However, I’ve been in two hurricanes (typhoons) and there is no comparison. Hurricanes have wind. The rain moves horizontally instead of falling vertically. Huge difference.

That said, our 12 inch rainstorm has caused major road damage and widespread damage to buildings. In fact 4-6 people are missing or dead from the rain in SE Minnesota.

Everyone’s homes were tested. We all found out if our houses were ready for that kind of rain. Needless to say, our basement was wet. Not “swimming pool" wet or “knee deep" wet… just “soak the carpet”, “stink up the house” and “wreck our card board boxes” wet.

Tonight we are supposed to get another 2 inches. My basement isn’t even dry from Saturday’s storm yet.

I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.
Luke 6:47-49 (New Living Translation)