“Then Jesus was lead by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted
by the devil.”
Matt 4:1
“There comes a time in everyone’s life when they
experience a drought of some kind”
“Bishop
TD Jakes”
If this is true and we go through times of feeling DRY and in a
wilderness desert as it relates to our walk with God... first we have to
realize that we are in a place of...
VULNERABILITY! – in other words, we are “sitting ducks” for temptation
and going down roads that lead us AWAY from Him instead of CLOSER to Him!
Matt 4:1-11 – Jesus is lead
by the Spirit out in the desert. There are times when God has you in a
desert for a very distinct purpose... to see what you’re made of! To see who
and what you will look to for survival... Him and the Word, or the flesh and
everything that tries to satisfy it?
To eleviate dryness... we have to “SATURATE or SOAK” in the things
of God! Using a BBQ analogy... you have to “marinate” in the things of God!
1.
The BEST way to combat the attacks of satan is to saturate ourselves with
THE WORD OF GOD! – Psalm 119:11
Look again at Matt.
4:1-11 – Jesus Quotes the WORD to combat
the enemy who wants to rob, kill and destroy!
2. We have to soak ourselves in
PRAYER. Jesus’ example to us was to pray constantly! First thing He did every
chance He got! Mark 1:35-39
3. Soak ourselves in SERVICE to
God. We have received our “Gift from God” for 2 distinct purposes... to bring
PRAISE to God and to GLORIFY God.
1 Peter 4:10-11
James 1:2-4 Consider it PURE JOY when you
face trials of many kinds! Church,
rather than whine and run in the other direction towards something “false” that
really WONT satisfy... RUN TO JESUS!
As we look at the life of
Jesus... we see droughts of many kinds that plagued His life, but yet He was
always able to defeat each scorcher! Through SOAKING in God’s Word, Soaking in
Prayer, and Soaking in Service to God!
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