Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 1:30,31: Wilderness (Yeshimon)

41 Wilderness (Yeshimon)

Yahweh your God, who is going ahead of you, will fight on your behalf, just as he accomplished all those things for you in Egypt before your eyes, ³¹ and likewise in the desert, where you saw how Yahweh your God carried you, like a man carries his child, along the entire way you traveled until you arrived at this place.

(D’varim 1:30,31)

One more night in the cave seemed advisable.  He woke to a beautiful morning in the yeshimon, thankful that this moment of preparation for his ministry was over, eager to get on with the task at hand yet feeling like he was leaving an old friend.  This cave had served him well, as had his cousin by letting him use it.  He left everything as he found it and stepped outside.

He felt to make sure the scroll was in his pouch.  This friend he was taking with him.  He had rolled it back to the beginning and said an amen in his heart when he read, once again, about how Yahweh had provided for Yisrael in the yeshimon many years ago.  Now, like Yisrael, he was ready to enter the promised land again, ready to conquer in Yahweh’s name, but not the human enemies Yisrael faced, rather the forces of chaos and antipathy against Yahweh and His kingdom.

He couldn’t help but chuckle when, as he left the cave, he spotted satan off to the side, knowing he was licking his wounds even as he was preparing more destruction.  He waved the back of his hand at him and he disappeared.  He would be back, but his power and the force of his demons was useless before him.  He would be spoiling this tempter’s house again and again before things ended.  He felt the power of the Holy Spirit coursing through him.

He had not gone far when he noticed that same little fragrant flower he had seen early on in his fast out here.  His love for his people was strong.  He would seek to shepherd this shepherdless people.  He would not forget how special they were to his Father.

A few more steps and he started laughing.  There was his cousin, coming to meet him.  What a faithful friend he was.  No doubt he had been praying for him the whole time he had been out here and was eager to see how things went.

“Cousin!”