We journey with Jesus into the desert, though the passage in the Gospel according to St. Luke notes that Jesus didn't go alone: He went filled with the Holy Spirit straight from His baptism. In the desert, He would be tested and given the chance to demonstrate what His identity as the Son of God truly means. In contrast to the Hebrews' 40 years of wandering in the deserts when they were unfaithful, Jesus was victorious by showing obedience to God's ways.
In the difficulties we face in the deserts of life, it can be tempting to draw on our own power to make things better and take the easy way out. But time and again, God demonstrates that He will meet all our needs abundantly, and we can count on Him. So let's rest in Him, not testing Him, and follow His ways, marveling at how He has worked for our God throughout the past.
Let us proclaim that Jesus is Lord through our words and actions.
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| Desert scene in eastern Arizona along the route of the Southwest Chief |
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