In the Scriptures, the imagery of dew and showers is often used to convey the blessings, presence, and influence of the saints in the world. These natural phenomena symbolize the gentle, life-giving, and refreshing qualities that the saints are called to embody in their spiritual walk and interactions with others.

Dew:

Dew is frequently mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of divine blessing and favor. It represents the quiet and subtle ways in which God's grace and the influence of His people can permeate and nurture the world. In Hosea 14:5, God declares, "I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon." Here, dew signifies the sustaining and revitalizing presence of God, which is mirrored in the lives of the saints as they bring spiritual nourishment to those around them.

The gentle nature of dew also reflects the humility and meekness that are characteristic of the saints. Just as dew forms silently and without fanfare, the saints are called to serve and bless others in quiet and unobtrusive ways. This aligns with the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 5:5, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."

Showers:

Showers, or rain, are another biblical metaphor for divine blessing and the outpouring of God's Spirit. In Deuteronomy 32:2, Moses proclaims, "Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants." This passage highlights the nourishing and life-giving role of divine instruction, which the saints are tasked with sharing through their words and actions.

The imagery of showers also emphasizes the abundance and generosity that should characterize the lives of the saints. In Isaiah 45:8, it is written, "Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour down righteousness; let the earth open up, that salvation may sprout, and righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it." The saints, as conduits of God's righteousness, are to be like showers that bring forth spiritual growth and renewal in the world.

Furthermore, showers can symbolize the refreshing and cleansing work of the Holy Spirit, which the saints are called to facilitate. In Acts 3:19, Peter urges, "Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord." The saints, through their witness and ministry, help usher in these times of spiritual refreshing and renewal.

In summary, the biblical imagery of dew and showers serves as a powerful metaphor for the role of the saints in the world. They are to be sources of quiet strength, humility, and abundant blessing, reflecting the life-giving presence of God in their interactions with others.Micah 5:7
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the middle of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers on the grass, that tarries not for man, nor waits for the sons of men.
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The Saints' Privilege and Profit;
... glory and beauty, as afore was said, compared to the ... his brother Benjamin, so all
God's saints shall here ... thence there cometh not drops, nor showers, but rivers ...
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The Best Things Work for Good to the Godly
... attributes of God work for good to the saints. ... for its sanctifying nature, is in
Scripture compared sometimes to ... This blessing falls as the honey dew upon the ...
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Oh, How He Loves!
... calls not for the dew, yet the dew of his ... say, "Behold how these weeping and pleading
saints love their ... solitary dewdrop trembling on a leaf compared with the ...
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The Stony Heart Removed
... millstone, and in another place it is even compared to the ... heart, and it is no marvel
if the dew of grace ... and holiness, and be redeemed with the saints in white ...
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The Immaculate Conception
... This fructifying dew was associated with the coming of the ... I saw orders and choirs
of saints, countless in ... its harmony and devotion, can only be compared to a ...
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Blessed are they that Mourn
... There are many who may be compared to weeping marbles, they are ... The saints are members
of the body mystical as well as ... When the air is dark then the dew falls. ...
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A Discourse of Mercifulness
... The wicked are compared to beasts of prey that live upon ... toward his name, in that
ye have ministered to the saints . ... the fat of the earth and the dew of heaven ...
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The Water of Life;
... to intimate that they ran but low formerly, if compared to what ... benefits thereof
we have, as also have all the saints, in the ... 'I will be as the dew unto Israel ...
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Divine Grace.
... also now forsake him, and fly away like the morning dew. ... Yea, for aught I know, there
are some saints, and they not ... Hence, as the grace of God is compared to a ...
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The Creation of Luminous Bodies.
... world, the possession of which made the saints luminaries of ... thus the morning breeze
and the dew which in ... However, compared with their Author, the sun and moon ...
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