The Psalms often speak about the writer getting up early in the morning and seeking after the Lord. The Gospels constantly record Jesus getting up early, before the rising of the sun, and going to quiet and secluded places. The interesting thing about these “secluded” places is that the original Greek word used there is the same word used in Luke 4 to describe the “wilderness” where the Spirit led Jesus before the temptations happened. It’s as if scripture is suggesting that every day our first battle is to travel back to the wilderness, to the place of wrestling with identity, to relocate who I am and whose I am. Every day we must be reminded, “This is who you are!” Every day we wrestle with identity, and every day there is an open invitation to have our character refined in the wilderness, where there is only our Father to sustain us. The wilderness is where no one else can see us, where our Father reminds us that we are his dearly loved children and that nothing can change that. I don’t know about you, but that will change the way I walk through my day. - M Breen, Multiplying Missional Leaders kindle loc 958
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 16:25:47 +0000
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