the promise in the desert.
The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob. They did not thirst when he led them through the desert. He made water flow from them from the rock. He split the rock and water gushed forth. - Isaiah 48:20-22
And I tried to put my name in there instead of Jacob. The Lord has redeemed Kathy. The Lord has redeemedE12. The Lord has redeemed the Youth. The Lord has redeemed...The Lord has redeemed...(I can't even count anymore)
And I smiled.
There is nothing like finding that God's words come alive first thing in the morning. And I realized that this verse was written in past tense. Meaning, this word has already happened. And if it has happened before, because God is God, it can happen again.
Then it made me think about my thirst and all those who are thirsty. And my hardened heart and all those whose hearts have been hardened. And say the words again...
They did not thirst when he led them through the desert.
God led them through the desert. They did not thirst because God led them through. I realized then that when I am in my own desert, I thirst because I do not let God lead me through. I take matters into my own hands. But what a delightful promise it is that when God is the one who leads us through the desert WE WILL NOT THIRST. And there's more! He did the impossible.
He made water flow from them from the rock. He split the rock and water gushed forth.
How many walls can God break and let something flow? How many times did he break me and let my tears flow? Sometimes, I realized, it's in the breaking that we find what quenches. It's in the breaking where we find what soothes.
And it is indeed, in the desert where we find God.
Thank you God for leading me.
Amen.