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Key Scripture:
"And I will speak comfort to her, and lead her to a Door of
Hope."
Hosea 2:14
Power Point:
It was probably just an ordinary Thursday. Jesus found Himself watching John baptize
people in the Jordan River and He knew His time had come. Imagine that glorious moment. Imagine seeing the Holy Spirit descend and the voice of His Father saying,
"You are My Beloved Son. I
am well pleased!" The next
moment He suddenly finds Himself alone in a desert- alone with the Holy Spirit.
We don't know for sure, but it seems to me that during that time, Jesus may
have heard His Father's voice again and again, reminding, reinforcing, and
repeating the words, "My Son, I am well pleased with You."
We often think about the
wilderness as a barren, harsh place. The Truth is it can be a glorious place of
connection with the Father's heart for us. In that place, He promises to draw
us closer, to speak words of comfort and encouragement. That
place is not only a place of isolation but of insulation. The only voice you will hear there is the Voice of
God, saying, "You are my child.
I am WELL pleased with you. I've
got some plans for you. I'm here for you." Those are the words that will strengthen
you. Those are the words that
strengthened Jesus.
Whatever happened
there, the teaching and the revelation; the laying out of plans; the delight of
heavenly intimacy, all those things prepared Jesus for the next part of His journey. There was a divine purpose for the wilderness.
That purpose was to empower the Son of God to become the Savior of the world.
It was a glorious One on One time in privacy and seclusion with no one else to
distract or interfere. Jesus came out of that place in power. POWER!!!!!!! He went about doing
good, healing the sick and changing the world. He went out of the wilderness uniquely
equipped to save the world.
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| The wilderness becomes a fruitful field. |
Beloved, remember that
the Holy Spirit LED Jesus into the Wilderness.
It was not an accident. After the anointing and the Love of the Father
was revealed, the next step was to go to a private place. The wilderness was always part of
the plan- the place where Jesus could grow in understanding and wisdom about
His position, His purpose and His power.
You may find yourself
in a wilderness today. You may be
thinking that somehow God has made a mistake, and He has abandoned you. First you need to determine if YOU led you
there or the Holy Spirit led you there. There is a difference you know. Sometimes
we can find ourselves in the wilderness because of our own choices and the
desert is simply a desert without hope. On the other hand, if the Holy Spirit
has led you there then it is a place of instruction and communication with Him,
of glorious revelation, and a resting place on the way to the Door of Hope that
He always promises you will find there. In that place, you will find
your spirit man refreshed and nourished. You will feel new depths of the
presence of God and understand more fully the genuineness of His goodness. You will begin to experience the love He has
for you.
You will begin to know Him as you never have before, and that
will empower you for the path ahead. In
the "divine wilderness", you will always find a Door of Hope, and
come through it full of His power to do good.
We never need to fear
the Wilderness, Beloved, if we are there under His direction. If your
wilderness is of your own making, He's still there and He can, and wants to
make it a place of encounter with Him.
He wants to affirm His love for you, and anoint you with power so that
you can come out with hope, restored and renewed and ready, secure in the
comfort of knowing that you are His Beloved Child, and He is well
pleased with you. Everything with God
starts from that place and ends at that place.
That's what you can learn in the Wilderness: The Love of God, the
Acceptance of God, and the glorious Truth that
He is with you to lead you to substantial hope.
Power Thought.
Copyright ©, 2015, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work
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