The word for the the blog "Illustration Friday" this week was SWAMP.In Daniels' vision in Ezekiel, even the swamps would be a blessing by producing the salt that would be needed in a perfect world. It's a reminder to us that God's blessings are often small and may often come from surprising places.
When I visited the Okefenokee Swamp, I was really wanting to get a picture of a dragonfly. The problem was, they were so fast that every picture I took turned out poorly. As it was getting late, I was ready to give up. Before I did, however, I sent up a quirky little prayer to the Lord asking for this silly little thing. You know the type of prayer..."Lord, I know how silly this little prayer is, but I sure would love to get a picture of a dragonfly."...And yes, just to remind me once again that no prayer goes unheard no matter how small, the Lord saw fit to immediately cause a beautiful dragonfly to land on a twig right next to me AND STAY THERE for as many pictures as I wanted to take. I actually finished and started walking away before the dragonfly flew away! How grateful I am that our Lord reminds us often and in so many ways that He is always with us.
Ezekiel 47:10-12~ 10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. 12 And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”
