Be Renewed

Be Renewed "I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily." Hosea 14:5 I remember going out into the woods in the very early morning with my grandfather, and feeling the dew falling on the leaves, trees and grass and being wet almost like it had been raining. The dew is a source of freshness, as it is nature's provision for renewing the face of the earth. The grass, the leaves and everything it falls on is refreshed and renewed because of the dew and its regenerated value. It falls at night, and without it much of the vegetation would wither and die. It is this great value of the dew which is so often recognized in the Scriptures. It is used as the symbol of spiritual refreshing. Just as nature is bathed in dew, so can the Lord renew us. Titus 3:5 tells us of spiritual refreshing connected with "renewing of the Holy Ghost." Many Christian do not recognize the importance of the heavenly dew in their lives, and as a result they lack freshness and vigor. Their spirits are drooping for lack of dew, and something to refresh them each day. It is like a laboring man attempting to do his day's work without eating, or a servant of God attempting to minister without eating of the heavenly manna. It does no suffice to have spiritual nourishment occasionally, as every day you must receive the renewing of the Holy Ghost. You can feel your whole being renewed with the vigor and freshness of the presence of God. During the still and quietness of the night, when the grass and leaves are still, you are also ready to receive the refreshing and invigorating bath; as the spiritual dew comes from lingering in God's presence. Get still before Him, get in His presence, pray to Him and thank Him for all His blessings. Wait before God until you feel saturated with His presence; then go forth in the hours ahead with the conscious freshness and vigor of Christ. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven January 31