Jesus fulfilled the law for us through His unblemished life and extended mercy to us through His sacrificial death, and now we get to dwell with Him because of His resurrection and eternal reign.ĭo you struggle to see your way out of this dry place?Īre you wondering if your sin will keep you from the presence of the most holy God? Jesus took on a judgment seat so we can have access to His mercy seat.
“ I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites” ( Exodus 25:22, emphasis my own). This scripture reminded me of my only hope to meet with God and hear Him speak: The discouraging thing is, the more we stay away from the constant nourishment of the Lord, the harder it is to hear His voice when He calls us out of our dry place.īut recently I came across a passage that felt like an oasis amid my desert. A wilderness where spiritual disciplines, which are meant to bring you closer to God, feel like warfare rather than joy.
It's like you’re in a spiritual desert, trudging through heavy sand.
I've felt stuck in a season of spiritual dryness. Some days I don’t want to read the Bible, and I’ve gone periods without prayer that make me ashamed that I think I can be so independent. Now, it feels like my attention span is the length of a succinct YouTube video. When I reflect on my almost 20 years as a believer, I know there are times when I seemed much more engaged with God than I have been lately. “I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.” Exodus 25:22 (CSB) What Do You Do When You’re in a Season of Dryness?
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