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Desert Blooms

by Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾ Red Star

Have you ever felt dried up and parched? In my time walking with the Lord I have found that in that desert, in that heat that sometimes seems intolerable, in that place where there just is not any rain there can be growth.

Imagine that still, small voice is whispering to you even in that place, or should I say especially in that place?

Child, it is a glorious day even though you don't SEE the sonshine yet because it is still early.

Bask in my presence, soak up my love and reach out to those around you. I will deliver captives.

Deserts bloom when watered by my Spirit and my Word. Enjoy. Rejoice. Selah.

Isaiah tells us much about opening blind eyes, setting captives free and releasing those who sit in dungeon darkness. Such descriptions, have you been in places like that recently? Take hope then for HE is able to release you and use all that apparently “undesirable" to work His best in your life. (Isa. 42:7)

Can you trust Him even in the dungeon? You most certainly can. It is in the desert and dungeon that we can see His most incredible faithfulness the best, even in that darkness.

Isaiah 49:9

to say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Be free!' " They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. (NIV)

Isaiah 61:1

[ The Year of the LORD's Favor ] The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…. (NIV)

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that you help us to bloom in dry places and that you have set us free (and continue to set us free) AND enable us to reach out to help others to see freedom in You. What an incredible calling, what an incredible blessing. May we get to the place where we can even thank you in the darkness. AMEN.

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Article submitted Tuesday, March 30, 2010 & read 221 times.

Marijo Phelps,saved by Jesus grace in 1974, from 9 years atheism into His loving arms. She is wanting to spread the good news about His redemptive plan for our lives through written media. Her name is pronounced Mary Jo. She was an RN for 23+ years, missionary with YWAM,statistical analyst for Every Home for Christ 9 years. Her first poem published when she was four years old. (her mom had much to do with that!) She has been writing ever since.

Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com

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» left by Linda DeWitt (2 years 50 days ago.)

I think the desert has some of the most beautiful flowers there are. Good article Marijo. God Bless.

» left by Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾ (2 years 50 days ago.)

Thanks so much for coming over here and reading this one Linda = sometimes we forget it takes heat (sweat) dryness to produce the BEST fruit and flowers, eh?

» left by Teresa Ortiz (2 years 50 days ago.)

Amen, well done Marijo - as always, very encouraging! Love you bunches, will send you an email soon to update you :-)

» left by Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾ (2 years 50 days ago.)

I can't wait! I am taking my old devotionals and trying to rewrite them more in my own words and amplify them.... quite a project here but necessary!

» left by Jose Condemarin (2 years 49 days ago.)

Marijo,

As always great article. we have snow right now here up in the Utah Mountains.

Thank you

» left by Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾ (2 years 49 days ago.)

Thank YOU! We are melting and muddy but still have build up where the snow fence is - driveway a mess as are trucks...Thanks for coming by Jose!

» left by Verna Mull from Greeene, Iowa (2 years 49 days ago.)

A very good anology! The desert in Arizona was already beginning to bloom when we left there, due to heavy rains! What a wonderful thing, the showeres of blessings.

» left by Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾ (2 years 49 days ago.)

Thanks for coming by Verna! We have some cactus in Colorado but nothing I have seen looks anything like those old AZ Highways magazines we used to be in AWE over!

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