The Wilderness



Jesus is being lifted and honored
Many eyes are seeing and hearts are turning towards the true Lord Jesus

What has troubled your heart today?
What are you clinging to that is hindering your reach into new and greater things?
I say to you today to release the old habits the old ways and cling to the new.
Let go of the comforts of yesterday that allowed you to rest in peace. Todays comforts are ready to be experienced as you allow the new to be poured into new mindsets, new heart beats and new hands. For you are ready for the new so let go of the containers and pots and other vessels you’ve held the old in hoping for a reversal day where you can walk in yesterdays glory. Yesterday has passed and todays sun and moon requires a new flow of my Spirit that flows through you.
The new wine and the latter day work together to equip you. You shall go out being led with peace. So go out and come in. Stop hanging in and hanging on with a safety net of little faith that looks like relationship building with ABBA but in reality it is your relationship with fear that is keeping you from forward progress that leads to being poured out and poured into.

You speak of pain and slowness of heart from the Father. Where is God? Why is God? You question the moments, questioning God.
I say to you son and daughters do not rely on your sight in approaching the Great I Am.
Do not approach Almighty based on what you have seen and heard with your eyes your sight nor with your hearing sense.

You must come to IAm with faith not senses. Move away from small small thinking that allows you to believe you have gained understanding because of what you’ve seen or become mature because of what you have sensed.

For without faith it is impossible to please God
He that comes to God must come in Faith believing that God exist and that God will reward those who seek for him diligently.

You have thought you know God because of what you’ve seen, sensed and discovered.  But you have moved by the flesh you have reaped only corruption. You are destined for growth towards greatness when you stop responding to your sight. For the Lord says to you this day, I Am bigger than your view, your thoughts and your experience. What I have in plan for you has not been seen or heard by yourself yet.

The wilderness
When you enter the wilderness you are entering the refiners pot. Here is where IAm will expose you to the fire that will burn away the old and make way for purity. For you shall come forth coming out of the wilderness experience with purity and power to do.
It is not what you put your eye towards nd focus but rather what you allow to be touched by the fire of my spirit as I burn away the chaff. The unlocking of you, before you were formed, and known before you were experienced is being revealed within the wilderness.

Three wilderness experiences.

Elisha
runs into the wilderness in fear running from Jezebel 1 Kings, chapter 19, verses 4 – 7
John the Baptist
Is preparing the way of the Lord. Announcing the coming Messiah and making disciples. Living in the wilderness and wearing wilderness clothing and eating from the wilderness. Matthew 3

Jesus
After Jesus is baptized  he is led into the wilderness where he he is fasting forty days and is tempted by the devil in three areas. Matthew 4

The wilderness
Elijah uses the wilderness to hide and rest
John uses the wilderness to separate himself and prepare the people.
Jesus used the wilderness as a womb to be birthed from. Entering in the flesh and spirit after a water baptism and having a spiritual experience within the depths of the wilderness and exiting the wilderness having been tested and ready.


 The voice of the wilderness
Elijah 40 days
Hears the whisper of God
John
Is the voice crying in the wilderness
Jesus 40 days
Hears the voice of the devil tempting him

Moses 40 yrs
David 1 Samuel 23:14-29 Amplified Bible (AMP) fleeing from Saul
Abraham Genesis 13:10-13; 18).

You are coming out of the place of the wilderness or going into a wilderness or outside of the transition.

The preparation I have brought you into is for the obtaining of promise and purpose. Don’t discredit your experiences for a small beginning leads to bigger purpose. I have destined you for growth and from the disharmony in your life I will release a sound of those emerging from the wilderness.
Many wilderness walkers are coming out of the place of darkness and hiding and being released into the light. They will signify the return of righteousness to my church says the Lord. For my heart is grieved over the condition of my bride. Today you will see her washed and strengthened by the wilderness walkers release. Up from the grave and into the light. The tomb dwellers shall see and be changed in a moment by the glory on the wilderness walkers.  
You have been transformed and reconfigured. Don’t rely on old manna. Don’t look for the past to be a crutch for your brokenness for I have done a new thing within you and will lift you emotionally as I have spiritually. Your spirit has been made new and you are whole holy and ready to tread out the will of IAm.
Don’t search out the cocoon the place of transformation and release that was comfortable for a moment. This is transition. This represents yesterdays preparation. Today is the wind over your wing and my breath under your wing to lead you into all truth. You are leaving preparation and walking new and freshly into a dawning sun.


### Outline:
1. **Elijah in the Wilderness**
   - Reference: 1 Kings 19:1-18
   - Significance and Events: Flight, revelation, and renewal.
2. **John the Baptist in the Wilderness**
   - Reference: Matthew 3:1-3; Mark 1:2-4; Luke 3:2-6
   - Significance and Events: Preparation, prophecy, and baptism.
3. **Jesus in the Wilderness**
   - Reference: Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13
   - Significance and Events: Temptation, spiritual confrontation, and affirmation of mission.

### Detailed Analysis:

#### 1. Elijah in the Wilderness
- **Scripture:** 1 Kings 19:1-18
- **Events and Significance:**
  - Elijah flees to the wilderness to escape Jezebel's threat after defeating the prophets of Baal.
  - In the wilderness, he experiences despair but is met by God not in dramatic phenomena (earthquake, wind, fire) but in a still small voice, symbolizing a profound personal revelation and spiritual renewal.
  - The wilderness is depicted as a place where God reaffirms Elijah’s mission and provides direction at a time of great personal crisis.

#### 2. John the Baptist in the Wilderness
- **Scripture:** Matthew 3:1-3; Mark 1:2-4; Luke 3:2-6
- **Events and Significance:**
  - John, described as a voice calling in the wilderness, emphasizes the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy (Isaiah 40:3-5).
  - His role was to prepare the way for Christ. His ministry in the wilderness, away from the trappings of civilization, underscores a call to spiritual preparation and repentance.
  - The wilderness symbolizes a place apart, conducive for spiritual clarity and transformation, preparing people for the advent of Jesus’ ministry.

#### 3. Jesus in the Wilderness
- **Scripture:** Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13
- **Events and Significance:**
  - Following His baptism, Jesus retreats into the wilderness, where He fasts for 40 days and is tempted by Satan.
  - This period marks a time of both physical and spiritual testing, which Jesus overcomes, thus reaffirming His readiness and resolve for His public ministry.
  - The wilderness, once again, serves as a backdrop for profound spiritual engagement and confrontation, highlighting the strength and commitment of Jesus to His divine mission.

### Significance of the Wilderness in Scripture:
- **Symbolism of Testing and Dependence:** The wilderness often represents a harsh environment that tests faith and dependence on God (Deuteronomy 8:2).
- **Place of Revelation:** It is a setting for divine encounters and spiritual clarity, stripped of distractions and societal influences (Hosea 2:14).
- **Transformation and Preparation:** It prepares individuals and groups for significant spiritual and communal tasks, serving as a crucible for transformation (Ezekiel 20:35-36).

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