There comes a time in everyone’s life when you feel you’re between this and that; a time when you’re stagnant, lifeless; frozen at the cross roads. This moment requires some huge decision making because it’ll be life-changing. It’s not the simple stuff like where do I go from here, it’s bigger. It’s about everything what you thought you were about is not what you’re about at all. Something’s happening so big you’ll say I’ve got to get away. I need some time to myself, to be alone, apart from the everyday too figure stuff out, so you set aside some time in the day to think about it, but you’re not really thinking you’re getting instruction, vision, and plans like you’ve never thought before. Guess what, God’s calling, and you’ve just entered the Wilderness. (Not to be confused or associated as the Twilight Zone) You’ve just entered into a realm of existence foreign to all those who haven’t been there yet. The Wilderness comes to the born-again saved, and those who are about to be, that are called and chosen by the Spirit, (Matthew 22:13). Jesus experienced this as well after He received the Holy Spirit, (Matthew 4:1).
It’s written that Jesus was tempted at least three times while He was in the Wilderness, (Luke 4:1-13). It was much more — but only three were written about. Jesus was tempted with everything by Satan; everything Satan could possibly throw at Him that he throws at us individually and the entire world, but more; daily, and for forty days and nights with continuous and constant barrages of temptations known and unknown to a common man, but that wasn’t all. While in the Wilderness Jesus also got instruction, vision, and plans for His Ministry; where to start and how and when it was to end, (Mark 1:12,13). We know today that end was crucifixion, (John 19:30).
Jesus’ destination was the Cross but before that everything He did in His ministry, and the results of what He did was a prototype of how physical life on Earth was supposed to be before the fall of Man. This means there’s nothing missing in the Bible pertaining to how life is to be lived on Earth.
Jesus was the word of God in the flesh, (John 1:14). Jesus’ life on earth was actually the voice of God and how He/God wanted Man to live; every life situation is covered in the Holy Bible which I’ll say again, is the word of God, and Jesus got the revelations of His ministry from His Father/God in the wilderness with prayer, fasting and ministering angles. Once Jesus took three disciples to show them what goes on when He’s away; by Himself, and it blew their minds, (Matthew 17:1-13).
When you’ve been called, then chosen you will experience a time in the Wilderness when it’s time to understand and know that nothing you used to be about matters. The messages and revelations while in the Wilderness will come across to be so profound, so strong and so powerful you won’t be able to sit still. People you’ve always been around won’t understand and you won’t be able to help them until you come out, (You can be in the Wilderness while in the presence of others when your time there is incomplete), but when you do receive, engage and move forward to carry out and fulfil the vision that was handed you, some will stay and some will flee, but you won’t waver nor ever be the same because you’ve been to a place not found on Earth and your presence there was and is mandatory for the rest of your physical life, too, your Divine purpose and destination will be handed to you there by God step by step; mind you, His Will will be done and His Word will not come back void and will accomplish all what He sent it out to do, (Isaiah 55:11). Sceptic, then ask Jesus, He should know more about it than me.
Gaidi
Word of note: The Wilderness is not a forest or mountainous area but it could be, The Wilderness is a quiet spot free from intrusion and can be anything, anyplace or anywhere that you’d hold dear for those moments, for that special purpose, and God will quickly meet you there.
I believe the wilderness is a place I’ve entered with possible interference and lack of knowledge (ignorance) maybe allowing to many distractions. Maybe not even truly understanding where I was or how I had arrived there. I’m saying probably a lack of understanding because there are many times we pray for direction, get lost in the process by still trying to direct ourselves or figure it out, not giving up full control to GOD, causing our own stagnation! We’re being attacked usually on all sides. It takes discipline and patience to be who GOD SAYS WE ARE! I pray my strength in The Lord!