A Word In The Desert
A word from God can forever change the course and destiny of a person’s life! It is usually during the most challenging times in life that the most significant instructions from God are heard. John the Baptist was a man who often found himself in the desert. But during one of those desert treks, a powerful word from God came to him. Who would’ve known that a word from God would change John from your average, everyday-Joe into a well-known, front-stage mouthpiece for a national shift? Yes, all it took was a word from the Lord!
Luke 3:2-6 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, son of Zechariah, in the desert. 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Before this time, John probably would have been known as a peculiar soul. He lived out in the desert; his clothes were made out of camel’s hair, he wore a leather belt and ate locusts and wild honey for food. He probably would have been one of those voted least likely to succeed. Based on his outward looks, you would never have guessed that he was marked as one who would be a nation changer. But because of a word from the Lord, this is precisely what happened in his life.
Mt 3:5-6 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins; they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
John’s life was so powerful that Jesus said of him, “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist, yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Mt 11:11
God’s instructions are crucial to your future and ministry! Don’t despise the hard times in life because most of the time, it is in the desert places you will find God and hear his voice. The preparation needed for the most significant increases in your life will usually occur when life has thrown you its biggest curveballs!
Because I know the heart of God, I am assured that he has a wonderful plan for you! Because of God’s great love for you, a divinely orchestrated word from his heart is in store for you! Because of God’s love for you, you can be sure that this life-changing word will come to you in due season.
Do you feel like you have been in the desert? Does it seem as if life is stretching you more than what you know how to handle? Do things around you seem dark, confusing, and lonely? Do you feel like you need a time of refreshing to get you through? Be ready! Keep your Bible open and your communion with God constant because, like John the Baptist, a divine word for you is eminent. Yes, God is getting ready to give you…
A Word In The Desert