Draw Near

Have you read
"Drawing Near"
by John Bevere?



I would recommend you to read it if you havent

Was just the reading the starting, the question came,
Why would God tell them that they are going to the Promise Land when they have to go through or should I say Without telling them they have to go through the Wilderness first?

Where is God? Is He in the Wilderness or Is He in the Promise Land?
Would people still need God when they are in Promise Land.
There's milk and honey, who needs God?

I learnt the idea that we go through down times to be shaped in the character.
But in this book I learnt another thing.

Why the Wilderness?
Because there, they will meet God.
Through the lousy times they come to know of God's character,

The Red Sea - God show them that He alone can deliver them. He is our Deliverer (Exo 14: 14 "The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."

The Bitter Waters of Marah - The tree was cast into the water, that represent Jesus, the back that was wounded that we'll be healed (Exo 15:26 and said, "If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD that heals you.")

Bread from Heaven - besides "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" God is our Provider. No one lacked. (Exo 16: 17-18 Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. So when they measured it by omer, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gather little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one's need.)

these are just examples for you to know.

The point is, it sure never occured to me that God led them to the wilderness that they may know of God's character. WoH. I always look at it as its about building our character. WoH

And of course thats just the opening part to whet our appetite to really wanna draw close, Draw Near to the Lord.

Do you know He esteem you higher than Himself?

Be Bless~
Love,
Amanda