Acts 14:17

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Summary

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

He left

Acts 17:27

Psalm 19:1

Romans 1:19

In that

Luke 6:35

And gave

Filling

General references

Isaiah 40:21

James 5:18

Bible References

He left

so that they might look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. Of course, he is never far from any one of us.

The heavens are declaring the glory of God, and their expanse shows the work of his hands.

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God himself has made it plain to them.

In that

Your gracious love, LORD, reaches to the heavens; your truth extends to the skies.

Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases.

How numerous are your works, LORD! You have made them all wisely; the earth is filled with your creations.

The LORD is good to everyone and his mercies extend to everything he does.

Rather, love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind even to ungrateful and evil people.

And gave

then I'll send your rain in its season so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will yield their fruit.

then he will send rain on the land in its season the early and latter rains then you'll gather grain, new wine, and oil.

"The LORD will open his rich treasury, the heavens, to release rain upon your land in season and bless everything you undertake so that you'll lend to many nations but won't borrow.

Quite some time later three years later! this message from the LORD came to Elijah: "Go visit Ahab, and I'll send some rain to the surface of the ground."

He sends rain on the surface of the earth, and waters the surface of the open country.

For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth.' He tells the rain, "Pour down,' then it rains profusely.

to bring rain upon a land without inhabitants, a desert in which no human beings live,

You take care of the earth, you water it, and you enrich it greatly with the river of God that overflows with water. You provide grain for them, for you have ordained it this way.

God, you poured out abundant rain on your inheritance. When Israel was weary, you sustained her.

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving, and compose music to our God with the lyre.

I'll make it a wasteland, and it won't be pruned or cultivated. Instead, briers and thorns will grow up. I'll also issue commands to the clouds, that they drop no rain upon it."

They don't say to themselves, "Let's fear the LORD our God, who gives rain in its season, both the autumn and the spring rain. He sets aside for us the weeks appointed for the harvest.'

Can any of the worthless gods of the nations make it rain? Can the heavens themselves bring forth showers? Aren't you the one who does this, LORD our God? So we hope in you, for you are the one who does all these things.

so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Elijah was a person just like us, and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and rain never came to the land for three years and six months.

Filling

Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you have built beautiful houses and lived in them,

They conquered fortified cities and fertile ground, possessing houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, with vineyards, olive orchards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were satiated, and were well nourished, delighting themselves in your great goodness.

But look! There is joy and festivity, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, you say, because we die tomorrow."

Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

General references

"You know, don't you? You have heard, haven't you? Hasn't it been told you from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?

Then he prayed again, and the skies poured out rain, and the ground produced its crops.