A spiritual wilderness. That’s how it can feel – passions have subsided…fervor is lacking…and routine has become a burden.
It was like that in Eli’s day: “…the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.”
Later…a dying mother named her newborn son Ichabod – “The glory of the Lord has departed.”
It was a dark moment in the life of Israel.
And…sometimes people today find themselves in just such a place – it is as if the glory of the Lord has departed.
So…what should be done?
The first thing is repentance. Israel had sinned…and often that is true of the people of God today.
Second is the prayer for renewal. God’s will for His people is refreshing and blessing.
That’s the way out of a spiritual wilderness.
"One for the Road" An Inspirational Thought for the Day By Richard Dresselhaus 