May 1

“And I’m an olive tree, growing green in God’s house. I trusted in the generous mercy of God then and now.” Psalm 52:8 (MSG)

Have you ever had those dry days, where you feel brittle and broken in more ways than one?  When nothing quite works out the way you thought it might and hopes lay crumbled like dust in your hands? You know there is more, well, you really want to believe there is more, but even that kind of believing may be hard to come by.   

Then into that parched land comes the drink of cold water so desperately needed—the unbreakable promise of the King—that you are His and He is yours, and in His generous mercy, there is another way.  In flows the promise, on the wings of love, that you will be like an olive tree—beautiful, supple, and strong—able to prosper and flourish even in the driest of places! 

How will that all happen you wonder, as you look around at the cracked and parched ground under your feet? Trust dear heart—simple trust. Trust in His nature, His character, His strength—His ability to change things for you and change things in you as well.  His desire is to transform the barren places into a well-watered garden, where you can abide, restored and refreshed, as the planting of the Lord!

Trust every day, and in every way, that you are His and He is yours.  Place your joyful confidence in the good things He has planned and promised.  See beauty replace ashes and new life in Him replace those dry and dusty days!

Oh yes beloved it is so. Even in the hardest days, rich mercies you will see.  After all, you’re the child of a King and precious one, what greater thing could there be?