Our Wilderness Training!
"For the Lord your God has blessed you in all
the work of your hand. He knows your trudging
through this great wilderness."
Deuteronomy 2: 7
Many adventurous people are signing up for wilderness training,
seeking to learn the survival skills that will keep them safe in rough
terrain and remote regions. Dictionary defines “wilderness” as wild
and uncultivated region, one that's either uninhabited or inhabited
only by wild animals.
The word “wilderness” shows up quite a bit in Scripture. The Bible
has a lot to say about believers trudging through wilderness areas,
the Israelites, who traveled to Canaan; David, who hid from King
Saul; Jesus, who was tempted by Satan in the wilderness of Judea.
That word seems to describe the rough patches of life,
and we all need wilderness training and survival skills
in a spiritual sense.
The most important aspect of wilderness training is having the right
Guide. The wilderness doesn’t threaten the Lord Jesus. He created
the wastelands of earth, and He formed the vast wastelands of the
universe. He inhabits it all, and He knows every step of the way.
Don’t worry today. With God leading us,
we can make it through the wilderness.
"My Lord knows the way through the
wilderness, all I have to do is follow."
Sidney E. Cox
