Jesus' example of prayer is structured around His purpose. In this prayer, God's name is set apart as holy as we see the importance of loving God and loving our neighbors. Prayer is much more than our words. Prayer, in its essence, is worship.
Jesus is led by the Spirit, not to a place of celebration, but into the wilderness. It reminds us that wilderness seasons are not always signs of failure or distance from God. Sometimes, they are the very place where God does His deepest work in us.
Jesus is led by the Spirit, not to a place of celebration, but into the wilderness. It reminds us that wilderness seasons are not always signs of failure or distance from God. Sometimes, they are the very place where God does His deepest work in us.
After centuries of prophetic silence, since the time of Malachi, the people of Israel were waiting. They were under Roman occupation and longing for deliverance. Then, out of the silence, the desert, a voice calls out.