Spiritual
dryness comes when we overextend ourselves and become too involved with life to
take time to be alone with the Lord. Sin is another reason we feel dry and
distant from God. The nation of Judah struggled with both of these problems. They
were too busy, and they began to worship pagan gods - knowing all along that
the Lord had told them,
Yet they ignored His command and suffered for it.
Yielding to sin and being too busy
to worship God quickly leads to a divided mind and heart. If we continue along
this track, we will begin to spend more and more time doing other things and
less time in prayer with the One who loves us the most and died for our sins.
Before we know it, we will feel tired, drained of energy, and just plain worn
out. This is when Satan's forces begin to tempt us with sin.
Even in a world of turmoil, God
wants to spend time with you. Relationship is at the core of His very being,
and He desires your fellowship. How long has it been since someone has told you
that he or she wants to be with you - just to talk and listen to what you have
to say? God wants to do this for you.
Like our nation today, the nation
of Judah was in desperate need of a revival. However, in order for this to
happen, the people must express their need for God and, most of all, their
desire to know Him in a personal way
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