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WHEN GOD IS SILENT(2)


Text: Matthew 4:1

 *Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.* 

We saw yesterday that God was not pleased with many israelites that left Egypt for the promised land 
(Corinthians 10:5). 
A good percentage of the Israelites were overthrown in the wilderness.  

Wilderness experience is not what any child of God desires, but it is an experience God sends or allows his children go through.

In Deuteronomy 8:2, God says that He *LED* the Isrealites through the wilderness for forty years to humble them, to prove them, and to know what was in their heart whether they would keep his commandments or not. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ was also *LED* into the wilderness by the Spirit of the Lord to be tempted by the devil.

You will  notice there is a similar feature of the number *40(forty)* between these two wilderness experiences. That is, that of the Israelites and our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Israelites spent 40years, Jesus spent 40days and 40 nights in the wilderness. The number, Forty(40) stands for probation period. *One major thing you must settle in your heart is, your wilderness experience is not meant to destroy you but to Prove you.(Deut. 8:2).* It is your probational time, and you know that probational time is never an endless or forever time.  So your wilderness experience will not linger anymore. Amen.

The simple question we often ask God during our wilderness experience is: "Why me, Lord?" It is you because the Lord is proving you (I didn't say _tempting_ you because He never tempts his children, only devil does). James 1:13.

 *If God sent and allowed the Israelites(His beloved people) and our Lord Jesus Christ, his beloved Son into wilderness to be  proved and tried, I am sure you will not be exempted if you truly belong to Him.* 

Every child of God will go through his or her wilderness experience, only time differs.

If you are going through your own wilderness experience now, I pray that you will find grace to come out victorious like our Lord Jesus Christ did.

The advantage God's children have today is that we have an high Priest who understands the feelings of our infirmities. Praise God!  

It is soothing and exciting to know that you have a succour which the Israelites never had during their own wilderness experience. Hebrew 4:16.

The Lord is seeing you through this wilderness experience in Jesus name. Be it a trial or temptation, you are coming out victorious in the name of Jesus. 

You shall not die in your wilderness experience in Jesus name.

You will surely testify because you will enter your  promise land. 


 *BIBLE READING*: 1Cor. 10:1-13.


 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father, grant me grace and strength to stand in time of my trial and temptation.


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