“I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness…And I will give her her vineyards from thence” (Hosea 2:14-15).
A weird spot to discover vineyards– in the Wilderness. Furthermore, would it be able to be that the wealth which a spirit needs can be acquired in the wilderness, which represents a forlorn spot, out of which you would seldom be able to discover your direction? No doubt in this way, and that, however the "Valley of Achor," which implies sharpness, is known as an entryway of expectation.
What's more, she will sing there, as in the times of her youth! Yes, God knows our need of the wildernesse experience. He realizes where and how to draw out what is persevering. The spirit has been worshipful, defiant; has overlooked God, and with an ideal self-will has stated, "I will trail my darlings." But she didn't surpass them. What's more, when she was miserable and neglected, God stated, "I will appeal her, and carry her into the wild, and talk easily unto her." What an adoring God is our own.
We never know where God conceals His pools. We see a stone, and we can't get it is the home of the spring. We see a hard spot, and we can't tell it is the concealing spot of a wellspring. God drives me into the hard places, and after that I discover I have gone into the residence of interminable springs
