A Spectacle Of Glory #304

Read: Isaiah 58:11

Years ago, I used to spend time with Corrie ten Boom, the much-loved Dutch Christian writer who, along with her family, helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. For many years, Corrie traveled and spoke around the world, sharing the gospel and her story of hope. Suffering a stroke, however, changed all that. Though her tired and disabled body was approaching the winter of life, her smile remained as bright as spring. She maintained her fresh spirit and happy countenance even as she reached the age of ninety. Corrie held on to the promise of today’s Scripture: “The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” Your body or soul may be in the grip of winter today, but as you stay close to Jesus, your heart can know the new life and the fresh hope of spring.

Lord, please flow through my life today like a fresh, clear stream. Wash away all the regrets and resentments, the anxieties and worries, the discouragement and negative thinking. Bring Your springtime, with its soft light, fragrance, and new life, into the very center of who I am. In You, Jesus, I am a well-watered garden.