Central Indiana and Illinois are in a drought condition. (Pray for God to send rain) The grass in our yards is brown, the leaves of many trees hang limp from their branches. Even the pesky weeds droop from the lack of water. After a June of abundant rain July, August, and September have been virtually devoid of precipitation. Every were I look the vegetation is wilting; except those that grow along the creeks, rivers, and ponds. Those plants continue to flourish because the life blood of water is still available to them. That is the same image that God explained to Jeremiah about the people of Judah in 17:5-8. Most had abandoned God and walked out into the wilderness, the desert, of sin. But some people, like Jeremiah, continued to stay close to God and his standards. In times of rebellion against God the people of faith will continue to blossom and bear the fruit of grace. The faithful are an oasis in the barren landscape ruled by sin. An oasis that should be open for the penitent to enter and drink freely of God’s abundance.
Stuart
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