There are multiple places in scripture that talk about the heavens opening up. What happens when heaven opens up? Typically, when we refer to the heavens opening, it is because a storm is coming. But in this case, it is not a weather storm; it is spiritual one. Just like the weather, a spiritual storm can sweep through an area and leave behind change. Our attitudes and hearts turn violently and shift into something almost unrecognizable from what it was before. Unlike the weather storm, a spiritual storm does not leave death and destruction in its wake. A spiritual storm leaves life and redemption to continue to nurture the earth and not rob it of its resources. On this day of Human Trafficking Awareness, we pray for justice to rain down and for a spiritual storm to shake the hearts of the very people who live the lie that they can do whatever is profitable to them at the expense of others. We seek your justice, Lord. May the heavens open, hearts change, and people be set free.
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