And she shall sing there as in the days of her youth.

A strange place to find vinyards- in the wilderness! And can it be that the riches that a soul needs can be obtained in the wilderness, which stands for a lonely place, out of which you can seldom find your way? It would seem so, and not only that, but the "valley of achor, "which means bitterness, is the door of hope. And she shall sing there as in the days of her youth!
Yes, God knows the need of the wilderness experience. He knows how and where to bring out that which is enduring. The soul has been idolatrous, rebellious: has forgotten God, and with a perfect self will has said, "I will follow after my lovers." But she did not overtake them. And when she was hopeless and forsaken, God said, "I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her." What a loving God is ours!
We never know where God hides his pools. We see a rock, and we cannot guess it is the home of the spring. We see a flinty place, and we cannot tell it is the hiding place of a fountain. God leads me into hard places, and then I find Ihave gone into the dwelling place of eternal springs.
Wilderness's are not made to harm us, they are made to purify us.