The Great Wilderness!

Thursday, August 19, 2021

The children of Israel went through the wilderness for 40 years to make it to the Promised Land. At the end of their journey, the Lord, through Moses, spoke of the 'great and terrible' wilderness. Most believers would agree that going through the wilderness sometimes feels terrible. But that's not the whole story. There's also another beautiful truth. The wildernesses you go through in the Lord may feel terrible, but first and foremost, they're great! Why? Because every trial in your life, in God, has a purpose, function, and an end that is great. That crisis has a great purpose to it, but you have to keep going. Great means awesome! The wilderness seemed horrible, but it was leading to the Promised Land, which was great. So with you, if you didn't have a great purpose in your life, you wouldn't have a wilderness. It's only a wilderness because there's a Promised Land coming. So remember, no matter how terrible you think that trial you're going through is, beyond it all, it's really not. In fact, by the grace and purpose of God, that wilderness is great.

From Message #1128 - Out of the Wilderness