Dear friends good morning
It is inevitable we will go through different seasons in life and we will have the "wilderness" experience sometimes many times as you are being prepared by God.
Please note the wilderness indicates dryness, barrenness, testing. The wilderness indicates a season of intense testing
Of significance it is God that is ordering the test.
Let us look at the experience of the wilderness in the bible.
Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:
‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’
and,
‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not [a]tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, [b]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
Take note of the fact that Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.
I will expound on this a bit more - the word says after he had fasted 40 days and nights he was hungry.
The test of the wilderness didn't come when Jesus had not just eaten one day it was after 40 days and 40 nights that he was tested.
Many of us would not be saying "Oh what a joy" in fact many of us would begin to question God or believe we must have done something wrong.
It became ever so clear by God’s revelation what the testing was about. Would one succumb to fulfilling the needs and desires out of God's will. Jesus' test encompassed three areas the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life - this is how one will be tested, will you be drawn away from God’s perfect will by any of the three above.
Many of you at this very moment need to put aside those fleshly soulish desires and wants and reallign yourself to God’s will.
No matter how many times you've gone through the test before and failed, this time you will pass the test.
Let me show you one more thing during the test the feelings will be "turned" up in a sense. Jesus must have been super hungry. He didn't just not eat for one day, he was led by the Spirit to fast 40 days and 40 nights. It was AFTER the fast that he was tested.
Now what will cause a supernatural paradigm shift in your life.
1 A recognition that it is God ordering the test. Stop invoking the presence of the enemy, he has no power in the life of a Holy Spirit filled believer. When you recognise it was God that ordered the test, then you will remain humble and learn the lessons God wants you to.
2 Admit your weakness - before we have change we must bring truth (light) into all our situations. When we admit to God we just can't do this on our own and turn to God for strength, he will definitely help us
3 Have a made up mind you want nothing in your life that that moves you out of God's perfect will, plan and purpose. Things established in God's permissive will bring pain - I can testify of that.
4 Jesus waited on God to fulfill his needs of food and sustenance. Be assured God will provide for you in every area of your life, wait in his presence.
Now after Jesus had passed his test the angels came and ministered to him and then his ministry began as he came out of the wilderness.
After you pass this test, God is sure to send the relevant rank and heirachy of angels to minister to your needs of healing and deliverance. He will empower you for next level purpose.
Don't miss God’s voice in this season, he ordered that test, listen to him carefully for strategy for he's bringing you out into a place of great fulfilment - a place of new anointing and power, next level ministry will be evident
No matter how many times you may have failed before God still sees you at the finish line
Amen
Walk good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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