The Great Sonoran Desert of the Southwest has cacti and succulents seen nowhere else on Earth. Among them are ocotillo – tall, spiny bunches of sticks bearing sharp thorns. Most of the time, ocotillo look more dead than alive. But the slightest rainfall brings out tiny oval leaves which can remain for weeks. Bright crimson clusters of flowers appear at the tips of the stems after rainfall in the spring, adding brilliance and beauty to the deserts. To give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning. Isaiah 61:3 Do you sometimes feel spiritually dry and brittle…possibly more dead than alive to the things of God? Are you, like Job, sitting in grief upon the proverbial pile of ashes? Don’t you know that the Lord doesn’t want you there? His desire is to replace dryness with the fruits of His spirit, and place a beautiful coronet of His grace and joy upon your head. As you prayerfully seek your own spiritual renewal, call upon the Lord to also rain down His Holy Spirit on members of Congress, the Supreme Court Justices, and President Obama and his administration – that the whole desert of government might blossom with a renewed presence of God!
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:45:21 +0000
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