DID YOU KNOW?
When Israel was delivered from Egypt, God supernaturally protected and provided for them during their 40 years in the wilderness.

In Hebrew, the wilderness is called midbar. The word midbar comes from the root dabar, which means “to speak.”

So what is the wilderness?

It is the place of God’s speaking.
The place of His voice.
The place where God especially chooses to talk to His people.

Why did God bring Israel into the wilderness, the midbar? So that He could speak to them.

He brought Moses into the wilderness to speak to him, often in a still, small voice.

The wilderness also represents the difficult seasons of life: times of loss, crisis, tragedy, loneliness, conflict, hardship, separation, tears, and uncertainty. When we say someone is “going through the wilderness,” we understand exactly what that means.

And yet, the wilderness is a holy place.

It was in the wilderness that God gave His Law, His Word, and revealed His Presence. Sometimes God brings us into the wilderness not to punish us, but so that He might speak to us more clearly.

In everyday life, there are countless distractions. Noise. Pressure. Activity. Demands.

But in the wilderness, the distractions are stripped away.

So, God allows the wilderness, so we can hear His voice.

Therefore, do not fear the wilderness of your life.
Do not despise the removal of distractions.
Do not resist the quiet.

Embrace it.
Draw closer to Him.
Listen for what He is saying.

For the wilderness in your life is not just a wilderness.
It is holy ground.
It is the midbar, the place of His voice.

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TODAY:
Make a choice to put aside the distractions, the things that keep you from hearing.

Step into the wilderness, the midbar, to seek God… and listen as He begins to speak.