God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
The wilderness is never
a "terrible place."
For the grumbling Israelites,
the wilderness was a "terrible place"
(Num. 20:5).
The reason was that in the wilderness,
there was no seed to sow, no figs, no vines, no
pomegranates,
and no water to drink as they desired (v. 5).
Their hearts considered the manna provided by
God from heaven
as "this miserable food" and they also
despised "this miserable food" (21:5).
However, for us grateful Christians,
the wilderness is a very good place and a necessary
place.
The reason is that just as Jesus prayed to God
the Father in a desolate place (Mk. 1:35),
we turn the lonely wilderness into a solitary
garden (Henry Nouwen)
where we can have intimate fellowship with the
Lord.
The reason is that our hearts love Jesus,
who is the true bread from heaven (Jn. 6:32)
and the one who gives life to the world (v. 33),
the bread of life (v. 35).
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