![]() ![]() He will tell you, “You are My beloved son, My beloved daughter. Today, there may be nothing to see in your desert, but there is someone to listen to. It’s in this same desert that the heavens opened and the Father’s voice was heard as He spoke of Jesus, saying, “‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’” ( Matthew 3:17, NKJV) There wasn’t much to see yet in this desert place, so many pathways were found once again by listening to this voice crying out in the wilderness. For it’s in the wilderness of Judea that John the Baptist preached. Carrying a GPS device or having a navigation app on. Learn The Lay of the Land Study a map of the location you will be exploring, and bring the map with you when you go (along with a compass). Create a plan for your outdoor excursion. He went to Capernaum, and in verse 16 we are told He fulfilled the prophecy. Hatch A Plan Don’t just head off blindly into the wilderness. “‘What did you go out in the wilderness (desert) to see?’” Jesus aske d. After His testing in the wilderness, Jesus did not go back to His normal life. If we pay attention, the tender shoot, Jesus, is indeed there, in the desert. There, far from the commotion of our hyper-connected lives, the ever-present promotions and ads, we rediscover the One the Bible calls the root out of dry ground. When God draws us into the desert, it’s because He wants to talk to us. God says, “‘…I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her there.’” (see Hosea 2:14, NLT) For the word “desert,” in Hebrew, is also translated “mouth.” The silence of the desert allows God’s still, small voice to finally be heard. Often God draws us into the desert to speak to us…from mouth to mouth. ![]() ![]() It’s in the desert that a bush lit up in flames and a man, Moses, caught fire for his mission. 5So he went and did according to the word of the Lord he went. And quite often, God led His prophets into the desert to speak to them. 4You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there. It’s in the desert that Jesus began His public ministry. “‘ What did you go out in the wilderness (desert) to see?’” (the Bible, Matthew 11:7, AMPC)Īt first glance, you don’t find much in a desert: arid land, solitude, difficulties, storms, disorientation…Yet, there’s so much life in the desert… ![]()
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