![]() But what's more beautiful is stringing the biblical pearls together. It's the best and truest Story ever told.Įach story is like a pearl, beautiful and of great price on its own. When the Lord gave us the Bible, He gave us a Story. I went and learned that the Living God is BETTER than I ever knew. In 2007 the Lord opened the door for me to go study the Bible in Egypt and Israel. I hope today's teaching helps you reimagine the wilderness seasons in your own life as you look for your "word in the wilderness". The Living God does some of His best work in the wilderness. ![]() We will discover their question and so much more within it today. ![]() When we find ourselves in a wilderness season, our FIRST question is, "How do I get out of this wilderness?" The Jewish people view the wilderness very differently and they ask a much better question. It's "grassy pastures" in the wilderness. It's not so much "green pastures" like we see in Ireland. This is much closer to the imagery being taught to us in Psalm 23:2. Shepherds know how to lead their flocks from grassy patch to grassy patch and through the dusty wilderness between. The Living God was using imagery that they would regularly see to remind them often of His faithful presence in their lives.įor years I have watched shepherds with their sheep in the wilderness regions of Israel. Interestingly, even in modern-day Israel you see shepherds with their sheep. He is the Good Shepherd, faithfully tending to His flock. The Scriptures often use the metaphor of shepherd/sheep to describe our relationship with the Living God. It is affectionately referred to as the "Shepherd's Psalm". One of the most well known psalms in the entire Bible is Psalm 23. ![]()
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