“did again… go forth… to go up to Jerusalem.”
-it strikes me that the Lord is not so concerned about
the most efficient use of time as I am.
It does not appear to be a big deal for him that his servants spend 14
days traveling as they attempt to obey his command. I would consider such an amount
of time doing nothing but walking a big waste of time. His prophets and servants have always been in
situations where many days have been spent lingering or traversing in remote places (whether
it be to get from here to there or in hiding or in waiting for certain events
to happen) During these periods it would
seem that the only thing to do is to think.
And perhaps this is the reason the Lord sends them on errand where so
much time is afforded them; because a
hidden genius of spiritual strength is a close communication with the Lord
through the spirit that is only fostered by concerted mental effort, pondering
and time. To know God requires us to
hear God which is a talent painstakingly developed over time and with
singleness of heart (when there is not much else to distract our thoughts…
like, for instance, on a fourteen day walk through the desert).
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