| July 22 | ||
| … Immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia … | ||
| Galatians 1:16-17 | ||
| In religious circles today, it’s cool to have a D.D. — a Doctorate of Divinity. Paul had a D.D. — a Doctorate of the Desert. He was in good company: Moses, John the Baptist, and Jesus all spent time in the desert. So too, maybe for you these are dry, difficult days. It could be that God wants to reveal Jesus Christ to you in a fresh way, but for that to happen, He may do to you what He did to John the apostle when He sent him to Patmos ... At about 100 years of age, John was exiled to Patmos, a rocky, barren, seemingly God-forsaken island. It was a tough situation, and no doubt John questioned what was going on. ‘I’m old,’ he could have said. ‘I’ve trusted in the Lord; I’m linked to Him; why this isolation?’ But then he saw Jesus Christ. John started writing, and 22 chapters later, the book of Revelation was completed. When was revelation given to John? When he was isolated on an island. Perhaps you’re at a point where you’re saying, ‘Who can I talk to?’ or, ‘What counsel can I receive?’ — when in reality, the Lord may have you at this season on an island of isolation in order to give you a revelation of Jesus Christ. Don’t bemoan your condition. Don’t bewail your situation. Worship the Lord. Draw close to Him. Be still — and you will see Him in ways you never could have had you been anywhere else. | ||
