( Hosea 2 V 14 - 17, Exodus 4 v 27, 8 v 27 )
There is a place that nobody would choose to visit
Even for a short time
Or for a specific purpose
But it is a place that is very special to God
And from time to time He may call us to join him there
For a short time or a specific purpose
That place is called
The Desert.
A place where our usual reference points are gone
And our normal comforts are not really comforting.
Where the surroundings seem so dry
And there is no immediate sense of hope
Or of rescue
It is a place however, that God appointed Aaron to meet Moses
The very help needed - just before a great deliverance.
Where God said that his people should worship him
Where God said he would restore our vineyards
And turn our trouble into hope.
Dry times?
It may be The Desert,
But it can be such a special place.