“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.”
Psalm 84 assumes that on this highway to Heaven, we will pass through the Valley of Baka. The Valley of Weeping. Yes, it happens to us all. But when our hearts are set on Jesus, when we live in His Strength, something wonderful happens in the middle of the tears.
“Somebody told me about the joy they had;
Somebody told me that in sorrow they could be glad.
Then they told me they were bound but now they’re set free
But I didn’t think it could be till it happened to me!”
Thank you, Andrae Crouch, for this song. Who can explain the joy of the Lord? It just comes down, in the most unexpected places. And it makes all the difference!