As we over the past few months have studied the nation of Israel in the wilderness on their way to the promised land, we have seen so much our our own lives as Christians. Moments of great triumph followed by moments of failure in their faith. They would choose other things thinking in them they would find joy and happiness instead of relying on the only true source of happiness. By their chose into the wilderness they ran, where God would have to come stir up everything and through the great trial turn them back to Him where joy was there. That is until they would allow discontentment to creep in again and once more they would turn from God.
But has that not also been the case in my own life. Or perhaps yours. Trials would come that caused me to turn back to Him. Just as the mother eagle replaces the downy nest with rocks to force the baby eaglets to stretch forth and learn to fly. So it is, God fills our self made comfortable beds with rocks and stone until we learn to soar with Him. Trials come to awaken us, to draw us closer to Him, and to prove our love. Sometimes it is because we ran headlong into the wilderness of our own making. And sometimes they come in the moments of growth when we were reaching high. Either way they come to help us learn more of Him.
This is a poem for any of you, who into the wilderness have run. I have along this journey more than once. But God’s grace always came to get me and bring back home where I realized my greatest treasure is knowing Him.
Into the Wilderness I ran
Into the wilderness I ran
Pursuing my desire
How was it that I did not see
The flames, the raging fire
The shining hope of love and joy
Had drawn me far away
From God’s dear truth, His Love and grace
I found that I did stray
It seemed so innocent at first
I thought a gift from God
But then that gift consumed my heart
And on God’s word I trod
So, marching forward I did go
Ignoring all I knew
Of God, His Righteous just demands
Were what would get me through
And so, hell bent I ran away
Into the dark abyss
Where there I found such sorrow
That led to bitterness
For God had been the only one
Whose joy could fill my heart
To lift me high above the clouds
Oh, why did I depart
If I had waited, maybe then
I would not know such pain
For all my wretchedness and sin
The crimson bloody stain
And yet, God came to rescue me
He spread His wings so wide
That I might rest a little while
And in His love abide
I could not ever comprehend
The Grace He’s given me
That from this wilderness I formed
He came to set me free
He cut away the hardened scar
So, wrapped around my heart
That I might feel His warmth and love
Just as I did to start
Oh, lord I only ask of you
To hold me in your arms
That I might never stray again
Lured by such earthly charms
He Leads Us Out of The Wilderness
Even if you ran into the Wilderness in pursuit of pleasures you thought would satisfy, denying that God IS Enough, He will not forsake you there. He loves you and all you need do is turn your eyes to Him once more. There He will fill you with His joy, love, hope and peace until you realize He is your greatest treasure. I know because He did for me although I was so undeserving of His grace.
DO YOU KNOW CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR AND LORD?
If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord: I urge you to go to my page titled How to Be Saved by clicking on this link. There is nothing more important than this; because, He is the way, the truth and the life. Therefore, I urge you to seek Him today.
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