Thought of God

It is a part of the Christian's experience to come to seasons of rest and refreshing. These are as important for the soul as times of labour and tribulation, but they seem less frequent. In this way God varies the experiences of the pilgrim journey for each of his children, so that they always have some way of escape from their temptations and some seasons of rest from the burden and heat of the day. In the journey to Canaan, relief was given to Israel periodically, by the discovery of some fresh oasis or welcome provision of water. In the same way, the Lord's people, on their journey to Zion today, are refreshed as they are led by Christ to new sources of comfort. God brings his weary servants over the trackless wastes of their desert wanderings by stages. From time to time they are rested and refreshed at an oasis of mercy. At such times, it is as if the Lord were saying, 'This is the rest... and this is the refreshing' [Isa. 28:12].