Mark 1:12-13 (ESV)
12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.
When those in the body of Christ receive the Spirit, they immediately find themselves in the wilderness of the world to be tempted by Satan. The world has not changed, but the one reborn into the life of God has changed.
The wilderness becomes the time of testing and perseverance in our faith in the Lord. We return to the Garden of choice where Adam fell from grace. Our hope is to eat from the tree of life at the end of our journey. It is our faith in Jesus that will get us there. He has made the way and He is with us.
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