The Blessing Of God's Dewdrops

It was a summer morning, and the first rays of sun were falling across my garden. The prior evening the leaves on the tender okra were drooping from intense heat and lack of rain. But in the morning, the plants were straight and fresh, and each leaf was adorned with sparkling drops of dew. During the night, the cooling air caused moisture to condense into dewdrops, refreshing the wilted vegetation.

In Hosea’s account, this is a picture of what the Lord would do for His people. God said, “I will be like the dew to Israel” (Hosea 14:5).

When our spirits droop, when we are burdened by a load of cares, or when we are carrying the guilt of sin, the Lord offers His mercy and grace to be like refreshing dew to our souls.

Just as the dew appears in the quiet of the night to moisten the plants, so too the refreshing dew of God’s forgiveness, comfort, and strength comes in the quiet times of prayer and meditation on His Word (Luke 18:1; Ephesians 6:17-18; Psalm 1:1-22; Timothy 2:15).

As Christians, why do our spiritual lives become faded, wilted, and powerless? In most cases, it is because we neglect spending time alone each day with God in prayer and in the study of His Word.

Beloved, our spirits desperately need the daily refreshment of God’s dewdrops (cf. Hosea 14:5-9).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets