Parched?

December 16

Isaiah 35 speaks of the desert and parched land being glad, the wilderness rejoicing and blossoming, and the crocus (like a rose) will burst into bloom – greatly shouting for joy.

Remember the thirsty traveler in yesterday’s devotion?  When we stop and drink from the deep well of salvation we become satisfied…and then the miracle happens.  It’s nothing we are doing to make it happen, other than drinking from that well.

Have you ever had a potted plant dry up and all the blossoms droop lifelessly as they hang off the sides of the container?  I’ve come home to that picture many times on my front porch!  I quickly go in, fill my watering can, and douse the plant with water.  The plant has done nothing, but I’ve offered it life.

It’s amazing how in a matter of minutes that plant perks up and one could never tell that it had once been dry, because the water is immediately soaked up and received – and the plant responds.

It does create stress on a plant to get that dry over and over again, so it’s important to keep it well watered, and the same is true of our own heart.

Drink daily. Don’t let yourself become so parched that you droop.  Let Him douse you.  Then respond.