Walking through the wilderness is hard because we focus upon the hardship, the darkness, hate and death that is in the wilderness. It is there because of the previous rejection of Jehovah; it is there because of the previous generations pushing down the Name of the LORD. We have been given the opportunity to enter into the wilderness to go and pick up that Name that was rejected and pushed down. God has provided in the wilderness light by day and light by night. The Cloud by day and the fire by night. He gave Manna from Heaven, bread of life but it was rejected because of the desire of the man’s heart to taste the Leaks, Garlics and Cucumbers of Egypt. We will do the same if we take our eyes of the Light provided, and the Bread given. The Children of Israel called the wilderness a place of death but in all truth it actually is a place of LIFE. One must cross the wilderness to reach Canaan’s Land. There is no other route for sinful man. The wilderness is required. There is no other way for one to get to Canaan’s Land except through the trials and temptations and hardships of the wilderness journey.
To have victory over the giants in Canaan’s Land, one must learn the faithfulness, the power, and the might of Jehovah God that will be revealed in the wilderness. In the wilderness you will experience all kinds of opposition but we know opposition is what makes one strong. You go to any gym and you will find that the weight lifters are continuously adding weights to push them, to strengthen them to a place, they desired to obtain. So it goes with us spiritually. We can rejoice as our Brother James encouraged the believer in his time.
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” (James 1:2-4)
Let us be determined as Joshua and Caleb were determined, to see the Promise over the Giants in Canaan’s Land. They did not confess the giants were not there, but their faith in the Promise of their inheritance given by Jehovah did not waiver. Let us be as a tree planted by the waters, I SHALL NOT BE MOVED!
Rhonda Rhodes
2008