Ask for Rain (Zech 7-10)

"Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain."

Sometimes we ought to simply ask the Lord for the rain at the right season. Those prayer prayed at the wrong season mightn't bring rain until the due season. How may we know when we should pray for the rain or prepare for the rain?

Let's look at how did the weathermen forecast the upcoming weather at the specific location:

Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the current state of the atmosphere and using scientific understanding of atmospheric processes to project how the atmosphere will evolve.

Once an all-human endeavor based mainly upon changes in barometric pressure, current weather conditions, and sky condition, forecast models are now used to determine future conditions. Human input is still required to pick the best possible forecast model to base the forecast upon, which involves pattern recognition skills, teleconnections, knowledge of model performance, and knowledge of model biases. The use of ensembles and model consensus help narrow the error and pick the most likely outcome.

Temperature forecasts are used by utility companies to estimate demand over coming days. On an everyday basis, people use weather forecasts to determine what to wear on a given day. Since outdoor activities are severely curtailed by heavy rain, snow and the wind chill, forecasts can be used to plan activities around these events, and to plan ahead and survive them.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_prediction

Let us be the spiritual weathermen as we "write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay." As we write down those things, we "collected" our data to be able to pray a seasonal-prayers or pray as we wait for the rains to come in the due season. Keep our Holy Weathermen as we plan, so that we may be prepared for the rains to come in due season!

"then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit." -Lev 26:4

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven" -Ecclesiastes 3:1