Apostle David Johndrow - Fire And Grace

The desert is a pretty popular topic in the Bible. I found well over 300 references to the word. The desert is an interesting place, dry and desolate to some, something to be endured by others, and to one with a keen eye, teeming with life. This week on Kingdom Bloggers, we wrote about doubt , and the desert usually is not far away. We wrote about that HERE . We know that Israel, although lush in some areas, is arid in others - the same is true of life. If we look at the biblical/spiritual events that take place in the desert, I think that we will see the parallels to our own lives. Here are some attributes of the desert that we should be aware of. There is life giving water in the desert: Genesis 16:7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert. God can be with us in the desert: Genesis 21:20 God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. God can get our attention in the desert: Exodus 3:1 [ Moses and the Burning Bush ] ...

For so many Christians in the US, I am hearing about dry times, desert times and lack. It would be easy to blame it all on Satan and say, he has robbed me, he has destroyed my life or in some cases, killed those I love. For we know from scripture that is his job. (John 10:10). However, if we look at the symbolic meaning of the desert in the Bible, we'll see that many times it is ordained by God, and serves a purpose for the true disciple of Jesus. If you are not a believer, you simply see life as the "good times" and the "bad times" with life fading to black in the end. It will only take a few moments for you to think of Bible characters that spent time in the desert. Moses, Elijah, John the Baptist and Jesus; to name a few. Each one was there for a different purpose in God's plan. Job in his own way was also in a "desert," and when it comes to suffering, he is the most well known. But there are many others did that did not live the life of luxury...