LENT DAY 28

It is not easy to enter the wilderness, which often feels so barren, empty, and challenging, relying not just on yourself, but on God. This is where Trust, Faith and Confidence in the Lord come in powerfully to aid us, especially in the wilderness. For our God knows us and makes Himself known to us. 

And this is demonstrated by Jesus Christ in the Gospels, when He tells us that if we have seen Him, then we have seen the Father; John 14: 9.

Jesus enters the wilderness at the beginning of His ministry. How better to rely on God, His Father, than in this way? For it is in entering into this barren place that He can discern a wise path and spend time in contemplation and prayer with His Father. Here He can see God’s Will clearly.

So when the Lord leads us into unknown places. we dare to follow, because we know that He has already been there too and is, most certainly a God of Love and Compassion. He can be relied on.

Though temptation may try us and though evil may challenge us or try to lead us astray, yet God is Steadfast and True. His Presence with us will protect us and He will lead us on. He will give us Wisdom to find safe passage through all circumstances of life that we find ourselves in.

Life may not always seem comfortable and known, for truly nothing is certain. In each moment there are a thousand choices to make. In each second we rely on God and He leads and guides us safely through life, so that even when everything is taken away, whether we expected to be led to that barren place or not, God shines most brightly there. Our dependence on Him is complete then and He fails us not.

For this is the Wonder of God. We can see Him most clearly when all is taken away. When we rely on him totally, He never fails us.

In the desert, fears may come, yet a trusting heart will always be  protected, for this is God's promise, so clearly confirmed in our Lord's Prayer, that Jesus Himself shared with us, so that we would always find the Father and know what to say. 

Lord you lead us
in Trust and Love.
You bless us and save us
You meet our every need
and you deliver us from all evil.
Praise God indeed. Praise God! Amen