lessons in the desert

”  HIS words are timely ”                                        

Yesterday’s  preaching by  Rev Mike Pilavachi  ( British guest speaker @ Hillsong Church)  has been a great encouragement & reminder to me, just in time before I fly back to Dubai

3 LESSONS IN THE DESERT:

1.   Lesson of Humility in the Desert   ( Deuteronomy 8:2)

God takes us to the desert to humble and test us, to know what is in our hearts, to know  whether or not we would follow and keep His commands. He allows us to be humiliated when we think too high of ourselves,when we became proud of what we have and what we had achieved instead of giving back the glory to Him.,  for us to keep our feet on the ground. He humbles us as preparation before He uses us., to use us in a great and higher calling. He takes us to the desert to remind us that life without Him would be as dry,lonely and empty as a desert.

2.    Lesson of Gratitude in the Desert  ( Deuteronomy 8:10)

God takes us to the desert for us to know the sacredness of praising and thanksgivingwhen life hurts.  It is having the “attitude of gratitude” when things are not going well, when life becomes uneasy and difficult. He allows us to be in the desert for us to value what we presently have, to be thankful if we don’t always seem to have what we wanted, to praise God even after we have been badly hurt and oppressed.,    to remind us that we once have been to the desert where there is nothing but sand, heat and silence , for us to have a heart that trust despite of all the odds & the trials that we are facing.

3.    Lesson of Listening in the Desert ( Hosea 2:14)

God takes us to the desert when He wanted to speak to us so badly :(  , when we have been so busy listening to the world., when He wanted undivided attention , for us to be able to hear nothing but His voice.

In the desert, He takes us back to His attention., He captures our hearts to remind us that it is He who first loved us, that He would want us to know of His great plan for us., He takes us there to allure us and to take us deeper into His heart., for us to go back to our first love… and that is God ….

God has been faithful in our lives… He has been with us through every storm…. He will be with us in the desert ..