There was a season in my life when God began to bless me beyond my imagination. It was an amazing time. A few months later, I asked God why He had blessed me so abundantly, especially when there were many people I knew who prayed more, knew more scripture, and were, quite honestly, better Christians. He replied, “Because you worshipped me.”
On that day, I knew without a doubt that God had a special place in His heart for worshippers. Throughout those years, and even before, I always felt that I was born to worship God; it came so naturally to me, as it always had. Looking back, I now understand why my relationship with God has always been so intimate: it was the worship.
I have served the Lord for many decades now, and through most seasons it has always been easy for me to worship Him. Even when battles and trials arose, I found my safe place in worship. As a result, I have worshipped Him consistently, and it has helped me through many difficult times.
That being said, I once found myself in a period where my times of worship decreased, almost without realizing it. I had no excuse for this change; I simply became distracted by the cares of this world and the struggles that were affecting every aspect of my life.
During that time, the Lord began to share four short but powerful words with me: “No worship, no rain.” At first, I found that statement quite strange, but it continued to resonate with me. One day, I thought, “That can’t be scriptural.” So, I researched it, and to my surprise, I found that it is indeed scriptural. Zechariah 14:17 states that those who do not worship Him will experience a lack of rain.
I began to meditate on that scripture, unsure of what God was trying to reveal to me. One night, as I was preparing for bed, I decided to follow the scripture’s instruction and engage in worship. This was not easy for me, as my worship had always come from the heart; I had never worshipped by faith before. However, during that season, it felt like my heartfelt worship was absent. So, I chose to worship by faith, hoping that my passion for worship would eventually return. Mere hours later, I discovered what God was trying to teach me.
When God told me, “No worship, no rain,” He meant that if you do not take the time to worship Me, all the seeds you have sown to help you through your struggles will not thrive. The Word you have planted to enable you to emerge victorious will bear no fruit if there is no rain. Without rain, your seeds will not mature, and you will not be able to harvest them. Thus, there can be no harvest without rain, and there will be no rain without worship.
In Joel 2:23 the Bible says that He will give us the former and the latter rain together in the first month. If you do a word study on that scripture, you will find that rain means: the rain which matures crop, to glean, to gather, to take the plunder, to spoil the enemy, to gather everything.
God spoke with this profound message, saying, “Indeed, you have sown seeds in the fertile soil—enough to yield a bountiful harvest. However, for those seeds to flourish and reach their full potential, they require the nourishing touch of rain. Yet, this vital rain cannot fall without the presence of worship. Worship is the key that unlocks the heavens, drawing down the rain that nurtures and matures the growth. Therefore, we do not need to plead or pray earnestly for rain; all we need to do is worship, for it is worship that invites the life-giving rain.”
Many of my friends have sown seeds for years—both the Word of God and financial seeds—but have yet to see a harvest. Here’s the key: when you worship, God will send the former and latter rain, causing your harvest to come up quickly. The seed is already in the ground; it just needs water. Think of the local farmer – without rain, there is no harvest, regardless of how much seed he has sown. However, when there is sufficient rain, they reap an abundant harvest.
Rain symbolizes the blessings of God. Are you someone who has stood firm on His Word while waiting for a breakthrough? Have you been waiting for a financial breakthrough and sown all that you have? If so, remember that all your seed needs is water; it only requires the rain of God. When you worship God, He will pour out blessings on your seed. I can attest to this truth because I have experienced it firsthand.
There was one key factor that led to God’s blessings in my life that year—worship. Every day, I worshipped Him deeply, with all my heart and soul. Looking back, I realize that the time between when I started worshipping God and when I began to experience the fullness of His blessings was very brief. It happened so quickly because He is eager to fulfill His Word.
I want to encourage you today to worship God. If you’re unsure how to begin, start worshipping by faith. Remember, when you worship God, you are not simply thanking Him for what He has done; that is called praise. Worship is all about God Himself. Tell Him who He is to you. Magnify His name and call out His various names. Speak of how wonderful and mighty He is. King David was a true worshipper, and you can find many ways to worship God in the book of Psalms. I assure you that He will move heaven and earth on behalf of a worshipper. I know this to be true because He did it for me.
