It has been a dry summer. Many parts of the country are suffering under a drought condition. Of great concern also is the number of people who are suffering from a parching dryness in the soul. Spiritual drought is harder to overcome than physical. David described his in Psalm 32:4, “for day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.”
Guilt will throw you into spiritual drought. “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” (Isaiah 58:11) God’s answer to your spiritual dryness.
Has your Bible gotten a little dust on it lately? Has your praying gotten dried up around the edges? It may be a sure sign of drought.
Jeremiah 17:8 offers a sure shower of refreshment: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in the year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
If you have gotten too far away from worship this summer, your roots may have gotten too far from the stream. Maybe its time to pray for a good dousing with both the “early and latter rain.” (Deuteronomy 11:14)
As every farmer or gardener knows, drought can sneak up unexpectedly and quickly. “You never miss the water until the well runs dry” is an old but true statement.
Spiritually it’s hard to deal with a crisis or a family problem when your soul is dry. The world is always applying the heat at work or school or in the neighborhood. It will soon dry you up. Pray for a spiritual shower of blessing. Avoid the drought with refreshment from the Holy Spirit of God.
“God, it is so hard to live when my soul is dry. It is impossible to live
fruitfully. Please rain your love upon my soul. Amen”
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