The Oasis Blossoms

Thursday, December 9, 2021

In the Song of Solomon, the bride says of the Bridegroom, "My Beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi." Why the henna blossoms of En Gedi? Why not the henna blossoms of Galilee? Why not just henna blossoms? Why does it matter where they come from? En Gedi is in the barren, rocky, dry, hot and forbidding wilderness of Judea. There's virtually no life there. But in the middle of that desert flows waters - the springs of En Gedi. And around those waters bloom life and henna blossoms. That's why the love of the Bridegroom to the bride, and of God to you, is like henna blossoms from En Gedi. Because you'll find it in the driest places of your life - when you're in a desert, God's love will still flow and cause flowers to bloom. You'll never know God's love as sweet as when you find it as henna blossoms in the springs of En Gedi. Get away from all the distractions, problems and temptations. Get refreshed by the pure love of God as an oasis in the desert in the secret place.

From Message #1022 - My Beloved Is An Apple Tree