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Finding Hope in the Wilderness

• The path to the promised land leads

the wilderness.
• The wilderness is for every follower of Jesus.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. —Matthew 4:1 (NIV)

• Sometimes the wilderness

the will of God.
• There are some things you can learn in the wilderness that you anywhere else.

Deuteronomy 1:27-33

• God is leading us

the wilderness.

The journey is about deepening our dependence on Him. Why? Because dependence is the promised land. Hear that clearly. A life of dependence is the truest, most real hope in our lives. Our hope is Him, not some location outside of difficulty. It is experiencing Him and trusting Him in the wilderness that forges a dependence and reliance which is what we long for. —Dr. Ted Wueste

• The promised land is a

, not a .
• God for us.

“I will never leave you or forsake you.” —Hebrews 13:5; Joshua 1:5; Psalm 37:25; 2 Cor. 4:9

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. —Hebrews 6:19-20 (NIV)

• God

through the wilderness.
• The purpose of the desert is to bring us to of where our hope really lies.