Into Every Life, a Little Rain Must Fall?
In 1944 a songwriter named Alan Roberts wrote a hit song based on a line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
“Be still, sad heart! and cease repining / Behind the clouds is the sun still shining / thy fate is the common fate of all / Into each life some rain must fall / Some days must be dark and dreary.”
Is this true? Many must believe it is because when Ella Fitzgerald recorded it for Decca Records, it shot to the top of the charts. We need to be discerning about the music we listen to – even Christian music. There are contemporary Christian songs performed by “Social Influencers” that everyone seems to know, but the lyrics defy the clear testimony of scripture and detract from what Christ did for us 2000 years ago.
Is it true that “into every life, a little rain must fall” and “some days must be dark and dreary?” Christian or not, most people would agree – saying things like “what goes up – must come down…” or “what goes around, comes around…” etc. etc. The more thoughtful person might add that God brings heartbreak into our lives to teach us something because “He loves us so much.” Really? Are you volunteering? What about the following passage from Psalm 91:9-11:
Psa. 91:9-11: Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Look at that statement in v. 10 – “NO evil will befall you…” That is God’s promise to you – when you meet the condition of “making the Lord your refuge.” Upon reading that, I can’t imagine a Christian who wouldn’t say, “well, God IS my refuge.” We need to test that theory. When you are under pressure, what do you resort to first when solving the problem? Does your faith still live large in you even when you push the panic button in a situation you face? Or do we run to the banker, the doctor, or some other dependency?
2 Chron. 16:12 tells us that King Asa died because he “sought not to the Lord but to the physicians…” Can you imagine what the physicians were like in his day? That is not to say it is wrong to go to the doctor, but this is a heart issue. Where is your trust? When troubles go white-hot in your life, what is the posture of your faith? It’s an essential question because choosing to make the Lord your refuge even in tumultuous times will bring this passage to fulfillment in your life. Make the Lord your refuge today – and no evil will befall you!
