Daily Devotions
How To Survive a Dry Season
Reading for August 16th: Jeremiah 14-17
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose trust is the LORD.
He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when the heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's one of the driest places I've ever been to. It receives less than 10 inches of rainfall each year! Thus, most of the landscape is made up of plants that can survive under such dry conditions (like cactuses).
However, if you go down to the Rio Grande you find a very different landscape. There are trees... lots of trees, in fact. While the rest of the land suffers from dry sandy soil, the Rio Grande provides a steady flow of water to all of the tress that surround its banks.
Isn't that the way it is with us and God? As long as we're trusting in Him, we're okay. Our branches remain fruitful and our leaves flourish. We are like the trees planted next to the gently flowing waters of the Rio Grande. While those around us trust in flesh (Jer 17:5), we trust in the LORD. We do not worry about the drought or the heat. God is to us a constant source of spiritual strength and health.
Allow your roots to be nourished today by spending some time with the LORD by listening to his Word and communicating to him in prayer!
Father, when we go through the dry seasons of life give us the water of life to strengthen and sustain us.
