It is in the desert where water tastes the sweetest; when the lips are parched, the mouth dry, and the throat like cotton.

It is then that every drop is precious and none is wasted.

When it seems life hangs on no more than a drop it’s then that a man will part with his fortune for some water to quench his thirst. And, likewise, it is in the grip of trial where the Water of life tastes best.

When the soul is dry from many a windy day. When the muscle of the human spirit is strained past another try and despair threatens to snuff away the last ray of hope. Oh, how precious then are the words of the Saviour!

It is then that no excuse is given for absence when He speaks; the weary mind will give its last thought just to hear one more sweet syllable from the Saviour’s lips. Not a single word falls unheeded into space. The thirsty soul will leave every other pursuit just to lay hold upon but a sip of this life-giving Water. Would it not do us all well to know a little more of that desert where men count precious the words of Christ?

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

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