We continue with picturing scriptures in our minds to receive new revelation. Today let's picture what God is saying in this passage from Isaiah, and write down the thoughts that come to mind in our own words:
Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs. He's on his way! He'll save you!"
Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,
Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song.
Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.
Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain.
Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.
Isaiah 35:3-7 [The Message]
I have been in the desert in Sudan and in Namibia. It is hot. Occasionally, when travelling by car, you come across some oasis and a few green plants. For most of the time, it is nothing but waves and waves of sand dunes. In the Sahara desert, I travelled for more than 5 hours with the help of a compass and local people knowledgeable about travelling in the desert.
God is saying in life situations where there seems to be no hope, no way out, He is able to turn the situation around and He is on the way! We should refrain from fear, but continue to ask God to intervene, believing He will come through for us.
When He acts, it will be like water "bursting" out from a dam. We will rejoice and tell everybody our testimony.
When God acts in response to a few faithful, He will bless even those that do not believe around them. It will be so go good and even hard for us to believe. For example, we will ponder – how can a barren and unproductive business, all of a sudden turn profitable? How can that sickness and disease be reversed and cured? How can the bank account suddenly change into "overflow"? Only God can turn around any situation. It is true that one day we shall break into song and "leap like a deer" if we don't give up our prayers.
As God-trusting and God-fearing people, we should not be influenced by what we see or hear but by what God says. He is the Alpha and Omega, the final authority. In all bad situations He always says something encouraging. He is Perfect Love that never fails.
Farai Mutsambiwa
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