I will allure her;
I will lead her into the desert
and speak to her heart.
We need to come to the desert. There are too many distractions all around us. The LORD wants to love us and to convince us of his love but we are too distracted. We have too many idols that distract us. In the desert we realize that there is nothing else that can make us truly happy besides our relationship with the LORD.
I will espouse you to me forever:
I will espouse you in right and in justice,
in love and in mercy;
I will espouse you in fidelity,
and you shall know the LORD.
So let us enter into our own small deserts when we can find them. Let us turn aside from our normal pursuits, even just for a little while, and let the LORD speak to our hearts. The desert teaches us to turn to Jesus in our time of need.
My daughter has just died.
But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live.
In times of sickness and suffering our worldly idols fail us. Jesus is the only one who can make a difference.
She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.”
Jesus turned around and saw her, and said,
“Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you.”
And from that hour the woman was cured.
The desert trains us for these harder times. Let us go there today, in whatever way we can find it, so that the LORD can speak to our hearts. He wants to teach us to depend on him alone. He wants us to see that he loves us enough that we can trust him.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
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