day no. 15,918: deserts and deserted places

Isaiah 58:10-12

If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry,

and satisfy the afflicted soul;

then shall thy light rise in obscurity,

and thy darkness be as the noonday:

and the Lord shall guide thee continually,

and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones:

and thou shalt be like a watered garden,

and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places:

thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations;

and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach,

The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Deserts and other deserted places can become sources of life when submitted to God. The old wasted places and crumbling foundations can become homes inhabited by generations. Breaches can be repaired. Paths can be restored. And those who trust in the Lord are entrusted with the responsibility of their rebuilding and blessed by the fruits of their labors. Trust in Him leads them to rebuild. Trust inspires and informs the work. Those who turn their face to the plow will reap the harvest of seeing faith made sight and devastation made divine.

May we be so blessed as to be considered among those honored as repairers and restorers by future generations.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord