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It's becoming more and more spiritually dry in this world - will
anything good ever come out of this mess? When things get low, and dry, and
sparse, suddenly when we least expect it, God can reveal treasure that we
couldn't see or know about - there are many possibilities, and we ought to be
looking for them, though they might appear when we least expect it
Worthy Ministries
“Wisdom
and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of
salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.” - Isaiah
33:6
As California enters its third year of an intense drought, with nearly 60 percent of the state now in an "exceptional drought", it reminded me of a story that happened in Israel.
It was 1986, in the midst of a
three year drought, when two brothers who lived in a kibbutz near the Sea of
Galilee made an incredible discovery.
As these two fishermen
monitored their equipment on the lake, they noticed something glistening in the
sun covered in mud.
It was a fishing boat.
Upon deeper examination,
archaeologists determined that these two brothers had discovered an ancient
boat from the time of Yeshua (Jesus).
Hidden under water for
centuries, the only reason it was discovered was that the severe drought had
lowered the lake surface so drastically; so that even when no one was looking
for it -- this treasure was discovered totally unexpectedly.
You
may have noticed -- it's becoming more and more spiritually dry in this world
and sometimes I wonder, will anything good ever come out of this mess?
Yet
I think the same thing can happen for us as happened to those two fishermen.
When
things get low, and dry, and sparse, suddenly when we least expect it, God can
reveal treasure that we couldn't see or know about because everything was
abundantly okay.
Maybe
it's a friendship that blossoms because of the pressure or need ... or, maybe
just a new and deeper insight into the Lord's own sufferings; or maybe a new
spiritual gift of encouragement ... there are many possibilities, and I think
we ought to be looking for them, though they might appear when we least expect
it.
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