At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant. – Job 14:7-9, NIV
I had a weird dream awhile back. Sometimes I write my dreams down and sometimes I realize I should make wiser choices of what I eat late at night. This was one I wrote down.
In this dream I was talking to someone who fell away from the faith. I either heard or saw a specific scripture reference. When I woke up I didn’t recognize the reference so I looked it up. It was today’s verses if you haven’t guessed by now.
As I read these three verses I believe God gave me a promise over the person who walked away from the faith but also those who are just plain weary. “At the scent of My Water, at even just the scent of My Spirit and My Presence, the weary will come alive again and the wayward will come back home.”
If you find yourself weary or have been praying for that wayward one and aren’t seeing any results, have hope because a little bit of the Holy Spirit goes a long way.