Jesus has become full of the Holy Spirit, he's just been baptised, and a booming great voice from heaven's shouted that He's God's son and God is pleased with him. If God Himself wasn't enough, the guy who's baptising him, a prophet, John the Baptist - somewhat of a hero in the Jordan, has been telling this huge crowd that Jesus is.
Jesus could have started that amazing ministry straight off, that ministry that's made Him the most famous person in history EVER. God's said he's amazing, the cool prophets of the time say he's amazing, he's born into the perfect Jewish family etc, but he chose to start his ministry in a very strange way.
Jesus goes off into the wilderness full of the Holy Spirit and heads out into the wilderness - the desert. As we're starting off lent, giving up some thing, or maybe taking up something, we too can feel like we're entering a wilderness. And that wilderness can be entered if we're full of God, or feeling a little naff. For Jesus it was a time to think, to study scripture, to pray, to be with God alone. In our society we can get so busy, it's nice to take Jesus' example, and just spend a bit of time out to appreciate the important things this Lent. Join, and let us journey together through the wilderness, the wilderness that forms us.
God guide
xSx
Update:
Since starting this blog I became a Counsellor. You can read more on blog on subjects like Therapy at:
www.simonslistening.co.uk
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