Surviving The Blessing

By Pastor Roy Esposito

The “Wilderness” — Midbar (Hebrew) from root Davar — to speak -“The place of His voice”

— “When God speaks, He creates stuff and it becomes what He speaks!” – PR

Leviticus 19:2 — A decree

Sa-tan -(Hebrew) the inclination towards evil

John 10;10 — “The thief”

John 19:30 — “It’s finished!”

1 John 3:16 — “Lust”

1 Corinthians 10:13 (Passion)

Worship — Our hearts changed, and our minds renewed.

Numbers Chapters 9&10 — 1. deliverance from bondage 2. 10 plagues sent by God 3. Released with treasures 4. The Red Sea parted 5. GPS Cloud / Pillar of Fire 6. Going to the Promised Land

Sinai — “My Thorns” ———– Paran –“Beautifying”

1 Corinthians 2:9

Three Ways of Knowing

1. Perceptual Knowledge — Observation and sense experience (Eye, Ear)

2. Conceptual Knowledge — Reason and intellectual inquiry (Heart, Mind)

3. Spiritual Knowledge — Through love and moral and personal affinity — vs 10

Purpose For Wilderness Time

1. Develop trust, faith, love, humility, and dependence on God

2. Become a habitation for the Lord

3. To be separated from our lusts.

2 Peter 1:3-4 (Passion)

2 Peter 1:4 (NKJV)

The Goal of both the Wilderness and Worship:

To restore us to an “unbroken gaze” / unbroken fellowship with God.

Psalms 78:1,4, 7-8,22,29

Numbers 11:29-32

Kibroth-Hattaavah — “The Graves of Lust”

Hosea 2:14-17