What was John doing in the desert proclaiming
There was no one there!
Why not go to downtown Jerusalem where all the people are?
Because there was too much noise in Jerusalem to be heard.
Shop keepers screaming at the passers by
To buy their products
Because it will change their life.
Zealots telling others to overthrow the Romans.
Because their government is corrupt and oppressive.
Religious leaders telling everyone how to live,
When they don’t practice what they preach themselves.
There was just too much noise to be heard.
Instead John went out into the desert.
Where the only noise was the sound of the wind blowing across the sand.
And Where His voice would echo in the Judean hills.
If we want to hear God’s voice then we must prepare our hearts to hear him.
We must go out into the desert and leave everything behind.
Phones; TV; Social media;
Leave behind the thoughts in our own head.
Our anger and opinions and comments.
So that we can hear the Voice of God blow across the emptiness of our hearts.
We live in deserted places;
In open spaces;
How blessed we are
But do we take advantage of them?
God gives us the quiet of winter.
The open spaces of the farmland
To prepare for for His coming.
There are no hills or valleys to get in the way.
No hustle and bustle
No traffic and city lights.
But do we take advantage of it?
God speaks in the deserted places.
In the empty spaces.
This is holy ground where we live.
And God is speaking.
But are we listening?
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