"The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice. Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, the excellency of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Says to those who are fearful-hearted, 'Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save you." ~Is 35:1-4~
How do we blossom as the rose? When our life has resembled a wasteland, a wilderness of wandering, searching, dry as the desert...how can we blossom abundantly, and sing and rejoice? How?.... Jesus.
It is only by the power of Jesus, the sweet protective, forgiving hand of God Almighty that we have persevered and overcome, are still overcoming day by day. It is only by focusing on the blessings in the middle of our storms that we can find His divine hand in the midst of it all...He was always there, all along. He IS here, always. When we see, and realize this, we want others to see it too...
How can we make the barren body of Christ blossom? By strengthening the hands of those weaker than us. By wrapping our arms around them and helping them push forward when they have lost the strength to reach for themselves. By holding up feeble knees...knees of a dear person, whose life has been wounded by the enemy, scarred by sin, devoid of hope,... lost.
Last night I watched the forgiveness of Christ between the victim & a drunk driver. I was humbled to witness that victim lead that driver to accept Jesus as personal Lord and Savior...only God can do this.
Only He can forgive the unforgiveable. Only He can save the unsavable. Only He can repair broken hearts and rebuild wasted lives. Only He can lift depressed spirits. Only He can fill a heart with hope. Only He can save an entire family in the process, and give some kids a future. Only He can make the desert blossom like a rose.
I'm so thankful He sent folks to hold me up along the way. Reach out to hurting people! They need you! They need the Lord! They need YOU to CARRY them to the Lord!
Let Him blossom through you.
