Light shines in the darkness for the godly.
….They are generous, compassionate, and righteous. Psalm 112:4 NLT
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It seems we have been at it none stop for the last several days and my mind is struggling to focus. I’m sharing a post from a few years back when I wrote in the early morning hours. Have a great day!
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Lord, as I look out my window, I can see that a heavy dew has settled all around – the grass, the windows of our vehicles, and the soybeans growing across the road. Seeing it brought to mind a conversation with a cousin at last week’s family reunion where amongst other things he shared his knowledge of dew. I couldn’t remember all the particulars, so of course, I Googled it!
Throughout the day the heat of the sun causes moisture in the ground to evaporate, turning it into water vapor. As the sun sets the ground continues to radiate heat. As the temperature drops the air can no longer hold the moisture. Once the temperature reaches “dew point” the water vapor in the air turns back into liquid water, condensing faster than it is evaporating, and because of this dew forms on cooler surfaces. (Thanks Wonderopolis for the science lesson!)
In further reading, Lord, I read that in many dry and arid parts of the world, dew sustains life – for it is the only moisture plants receive through certain periods of time.
Lord, spiritually we are living in a great period of drought. Our world has gone mad! I’ve seen this passage from 2 Timothy pop up several times over the last few days on Facebook,
But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear]. For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane, [and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good, traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them.2 Timothy 3:1-5 AMP
Paul admonishes Timothy to “avoid such people” and understandably so – we must avoid becoming like them – but I also believe that Paul realized the importance of our influence upon them.
We are living in spiritual drought but, Lord, I would pray that You would help me to be the dew of the earth for those, whether they realize it or not, for those who thirst for You. Amen.
(Aug 20th, 2017, Sun, 6:48 am)
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