As we've been talking about walking through those desert experiences, I'm reminded of the children of Israel and how stubborn and rebellious they were.
All through their journey in the desert we read of how they complained about every adversity they were faced with and were never satisfied. Time and time again God provided them with water, manna, meat and even performed miracles to prove Himself to them and still they continued to grumble and wished they were back in Egypt, even though it represented a place of bondage.
In Genesis 26: 1-3, the scripture tell us:
Verse 1: And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the day of Abraham.
Verse 2: And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt, dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.
Verse 3: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee.
God specifically tells Isaac not to run to Egypt where it would be comfortable, but to stay in the land to which He had led him.
When God leads us into that desert place we find that it's where scorpions dwell in darkness and vultures perch and wait to attack at the opportune time. It's a place of warfare where spiritual battles are either won or lost. The desert is also a place where visions comes and where He prepares us for a new place, new season and where He allows the old to dry up so He can cause the new to come.
Many times when we find ourselves in times of dryness and testings, our natural inclination is to avoid the hardship and find an easy way out. We don't understand that in that dry place is where God is asking us to dig deep for the wells within us and learn to draw from that river, so life can once again blossom in that desert place.
In the deserts of Israel, there are seven species of roses that grow. One of those species of roses, after drying up because of lack of water, curls up and appears as dead, but revives when moistened. This rose is know to be called "The Resurrection Plant".
Church, resurrection is coming in your desert place. There has been much death in self, things of the flesh and things of the past. Look out Church, for the resurrection of our spirit is about to take place and those dreams, visions and things you thought were dead are being revived and will live again in your heart.
The Vision
Hear what the Spirit is saying!
I looked and I saw a very deep well before my eyes and as I studied it, I noticed that it's walls were made of wood that were worn and discolored. They were all the exact height, width and had been layed side by side to form the walls. The opening of it was also of wood that had been formed and shaped into a circle that was large in diameter with a thick lip. As I continued looking I could see not only into the well from the top but also at the same time I could view it from the front and could see straight into the well with a full view from top to bottom. I then noticed just how dusty and dry it had become and I wondered why God was showing this to me? And what did it represent?
The Lord let me know that this well was me and represented the dry place that He hand led me to. His purpose for this was to show me that during these times of testings, I would have to dig deep into my Spirit so I could find the refreshing water for my dry and thirsty Soul. He also revealed to me that I could not depend on past refreshing nor would I be satisfied even if I could go back, but that He had put a longing in my heart to dig deeper into the things of the Spirit and by doing this, the walls would be rebuilt so they could contain this living water.
Getting back to Genesis 26: 12-15, 18&19 goes on to say that all of the wells that Abraham had dug had been gradually plugged with earth by their enemy the Philistines. And so the water that Isaac so desperately needed to quench his thirst had to be obtained by redigging the wells that his father had once dug. If he had not of redug the wells that contained that life giving water he, his cattle, crops and family would have perished.
Question: But what has stopped up the wells within you?
1. Has it been your thought life?
2. Have you allowed the enemy to seduce you into complacency and have you become dry
and unfruitful?
3. Have you walked after the flesh and not the Spirit?
4. Is it not knowing how to press into God during these desert seasons?
Next week we will answer these questions.
Blessings,
Elma Garlock
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