12. Lessons from the Dew

Lessons from the Dew

Harmony among brethren is a delicate thing. Elijah did not hear the Lord in the great and strong wind, the earthquake or the fire, but in the still, small voice (1 Kings 19:11-12). The blessing of the dew of heaven is to be received and enjoyed in very peaceful conditions.

First, we must be in the proper condition to receive divine energy from our Lord who is the Sun of righteousness (Malachi 4:2). There should be no clouds between Him and us. Just as the clouds are near the earth, the problem with our clouds will be that we allow things to veil Him from us. His energy is always available and His desire is to warm our hearts with His love. May we not allow "clouds" between Him and us in our personal lives!

Then, we must live without reproach in this world. This will mean that we live lives much different than many about us. There should be no "clouds" that hinder the divine flow of energy from us. We live in a very dark world, but that is precisely the place for the heaviest dew to form. We are children of light and are to let our lights so shine before men that they may glorify our Lord. God wants us to be an "unclouded" conductor of His energy to all the needy about us. No dew is formed unless the energy received is radiated back. If we only take in the divine blessings, there will be no dew. Having our hearts warmed is not enough. We must radiate that love to others who desperately need it. They are all about us in the darkness. Opportunities abound, but we must leave our comfort zones and go into the cold, dark night, radiating the love of God. Serving our Lord by serving others allows the dew of heaven to form on us. Brethren working together to reach the lost and dying find themselves in a wonderfully uniting process.

Just as water is God’s great "shock absorber," so God desires us to be part of His great plan for this world. The whole world is under His judgment, and His wrath abides on each lost person (John 3:36). The energy of His wrath is far more than that of the sun! But our Lord Jesus Christ came and "absorbed" the energy of that wrath on the cross for all who have believed on Him. His work there is sufficient to meet the need of all. His supply of "living water" is sufficient for us as we labour for and with Him, and it is sufficient for every person who will seek it. We are privileged to enjoy as much of the energy of His love as we wish, but for us to experience the blessing of the dew of heaven we must radiate this energy out into the cold, dark world. Someone radiated it to us (and, thankfully, many still do), so we should be part of the process of radiating to others. Jesus stood and cried:

"If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly should flow rivers of living water" (John 7:37-38).

He desires us to be part of this wonderful process of reaching the thirsty souls. But the dew of heaven is formed in quietness. It is so well recorded in Isaiah 30:15, "In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength." May we not be like those of Isaiah’s time who refused and went their own way in their own strength to their confusion and destruction. May we rather be like the little girl who while playing with her toys, looked up at her mother sitting nearby. She sat there quietly a few moments, then left her toys and climbed up in her mother’s lap. Mother asked what she wanted. She replied:

"Nothing, I just want to sit here and look at you and love you!"

Oh, that we may leave our "toys" and just sit in contemplation of our Lord and quietly enjoy His love! Let’s just let Him love us and then love Him in return. This - with His Word before us and our hearts overflowing back to Him in worship - is the ideal set of conditions for the formation of the dew of heaven in our lives. As we quietly sit in His presence to enjoy His thoughts and absorb His energy, we will feel His heart throb, and then (perhaps even unconsciously) radiate His love quietly to our brethren and the many lost ones about us. How wonderfully unifying this is!

Dew, in Scripture, when promised speaks of the blessings of God for man on earth. It is not mentioned in the New Testament because a heavenly people are in view. It will not be needed in heaven. But it is such a provision of blessing as we travel this desolate wilderness enroute!