Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice
in You? - Psalm 85:6
When it rains, most people go inside to avoid getting wet. But I remember a summer day in
Texas when people ran outside their offices and homes to stand in a downpour. Some
shouted, others danced, and everyone was happy. After months of scorching temperatures and
crippling drought, the sheer joy of a life-giving rain made getting soaked a pleasure.
Just as a physical drought teaches us that there is no substitute for rain, a time of
spiritual dryness burns into us the truth that we cannot live without God's renewing
Spirit. Hymnwriter Daniel W. Whittle expressed his longing for spiritual revival in these
words: "Showers of blessing, showers of blessing we need; mercy drops round us are
falling, but for the showers we plead."
During times of spiritual dryness, when we long for a sense of the presence and power of
God, we echo the psalmist's prayer: "Will You not revive us again, that Your
people may rejoice in You? Show us Your mercy, Lord, and grant us Your salvation"
(Psalm 85:6-7).
The spiritual refreshing we crave comes only from above. Christ alone can satisfy our
spiritual thirst with the "living water" He promised to all who come to
Him (John 4:14).
-DCM
I reached for God's hand full of blessings,
Because I was needy and sad;
And, oh, what a shower He gave me
From all the rich treasure He had!
-Simon
Only Christ the living water can quench our spiritual thirst.