He Turned

Psalm 107 con’td

He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;  there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.

I’ve never seen an actual desert transform into a pool of water, but I have seen some other cool things happen after a long period of rain.  We have some pretty severe cracks in the walls of our house during the summer months, when it’s dry and hot.  However, it’s amazing to watch them literally close up when the fall rains begin, and before long they are no longer visible.

I’ve also experience a thirst so real and mind consuming on those same hot, summery days that nothing satisfies until I have taken in a lots of water, and in a few minutes time I’m refreshed and ready to go.

God does those things for us spiritually.  He is quite fully aware of the cracks in our theology, the dryness in our faith, and the hunger and thirst that exists within our souls that cannot be quenched by anything other than Him.

When those cracks appear in our walls, there’s really nothing we can do to close them. We have to pray for rain.  We can artificially water with the hose around our foundation, but once the summer heat is on, that little bit of soaking does nothing.

Are you parched, dry, and cracked?

God doesn’t leave us hungry and thirsty, on the side of the road to die.  He has a place where we can thrive, settle, and live….that’s the kind of God we serve.