“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.” (Matthew 4)
Servant of Christ, Do you ever feel like a voice in the wilderness, IE. No one is hearing you or you are the lone voice with the true message? I knew the answer before I asked it, that’s what we do, we ask questions when he already know the answers. Of corse you do. Whether you are apreacher, a pastor, an evangelist, an old disciple, a new disciple, a Christ-ian witness, a missionary, a Sundday School teacher, etc. There are times you wonder, is anyone hearing me? Yeah people listen to the words that exit your mouth, but are they really hearing you? The truth is some are but most probably aren’t.
Consider what God said to Jeremiah, God told Jeremiah to go forth with great boldness and speak the Words God will give him. God added a caveat though, “By the way Jeremiah, No one is going to hearken to you [paraphrased]. What did God say to Moses? He told Moses to go a speak to the king of Egypt on God’s behalf but this king would not hearken to Moses either. What about Elijah? Elijah also felt like he was the last voice crying out for God and God’s greatness.
Who else do we find in the wilderness?
*God
*God’s chosen prophets
*God’s people are in the wilderness, Exodus-Deuteronomy.
*John the Baptist and those seeking God.
*Our Lord and His disciple spend very much time in the wilderness. Christ was always departing to the wilderness.
*Paul spent three (3) years in the wilderness and much more time later.
*The devil
Fellow labourer,
You may feel like a voice crying in the wilderness, but that’s where all the right people are!!! Except for the devil. The devil’s purpose is to distract you, discourage you, cause you dismay, disappoint you, damage you, disgust you,and destroy you. However….review the list above, “Silly devil, the wilderness is for the righteous and the strong!!!”
Godspeed.
thechildrenofissachar 