A WILDERNESS SABBATH

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Have you ever taken a wilderness Sabbath?  I believe the two are synonymous.  Jesus took a wilderness sabbath.   After he was baptized, the Holy Spirit drove him into the wilderness.  Entering the wilderness demands humility and an openness to “wilderness norms.”  There is a sense in which the wilderness speaks to us, revealing pathways of survival and the possibility of abundance.  Likewise, the Holy Spirit speaks to those who humble themselves and listen.  The purpose of a Sabbath is to enter into something radically different, to rest from the status quo and listen for other voices that may open new life pathways. After Jesus was baptized and proclaimed, “The Kingdom of God is at hand,” he entered the wilderness of saving the world from their sins.  I guarantee, Jesus needed to led by The Holy Spirit for that job.  Even though that journey would lead to his death, Jesus had so many wonderful experiences he would otherwise never known.  Jesus made friends who ultimately were willing to live and die for him, walked on water, healed the sick, saved the persecuted, rose from the dead, and established a pathway to salvation that has provided abundance for more than 2000 years.   Have you thought, “What am I missing out on locked in this Manworld?”

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