Today many of us are no doubt feeling as if we have been stuck in isolation for far too long – we want to get out and about. We want to see more of the world than just the four walls that seem to encroach upon us, or even our local geographical area. We want to roam freely.
We want to see people in the flesh, not just through a computer screen. We want to share in physical connection, not just a virtual one. We want to experience eating out, drinking and conversing about nothing in particular, but simply just enjoying each others company over a meal as we take in the sights and sounds that we were not so long ago familiar with.
The problem being that it may yet be a while until that day comes – but we long for it in many ways none the less don’t we? We want to go back to some sort of semblance of what life was, before we were encouraged to go into isolation (or told to) for our own wellbeing.
It makes one wonder how the Jewish people felt as they left Egypt to head off to the promised land. It wasn’t long before they longed for life to go back to the way it was. They wanted to taste the food and drinks that they had been accustomed to, they wanted to go back to their livelihoods and their neighbourhoods. But God was drawing them out from where they were to draw them in to the promised land that He had set aside for them.
I wonder, is God drawing you out of what you were used to, so that He can draw you into something new and much better?
Is he challenging you to look at how you were living your lives, and encouraging you to find a better way of living out your life?
After all, we are told in John 10:10 that Jesus came “to give us everything in abundance, more than we expect – life in its fullness until we overflow!” (The Passion Translation)
I read the following on the Pure Glory blog entitled ‘Wandering In The Desert?‘ written by Hazel Straub – may it be a word of encouragement to you in these days as we go through our own Exodus experiences.
“Do you feel like you are wandering in the wilderness, with no destination in sight? When you are in the desert, distractions fall away and it is only you and the Lord. It may seem routine and boring, but the Lord is teaching you to depend upon his tender care.
Often, life gets busy and we get distracted with entertainment, work, social media, and relationships. Currently, we are in a season, where everything has quieted and disruption is the new normal. The things we depended upon have ceased, including employment, income, social activity, health, with prosperity, uncertain. Now, it is you and the Lord. He is calling to each one of us, to get to know him, in a more intimate way.” You can read the full blog post @ Crown of Glory International Ministries
Jesus came “in order that we might have life – life in all its fullness” John 10:10 (Good News Translation). To experience that though we need to draw closer to Him! So in these days of isolation, as we endure lock-down, may you choose to draw closer to Him and find the Life that He promises through His Word.
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