The
wilderness years were not easy. The pathway from Egypt (the land of
oppression) to Canaan (the land of promise) was not an easy pathway. For
Jesus, the pathway between Bethlehem and Calvary was not easy. Jesus’
suffering did not begin at Calvary. There was suffering from the very
beginning of His life. Herod tried to kill Him when He was still a baby.
Early on in His ministry, Jesus faced opposition from “the Pharisees
and the teachers of the law. They ”were looking for a way to accuse”
Him. They “began to discuss with one another what they might do to
Jesus” (Luke 6:7,11). Life,
for the believer, may not be paved with the gold of this world, but we
are learning to live in the light of heaven’s values: “Choose My
instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for
wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare
with her” (Proverbs 8:10-11).
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