Your Wilderness is Not a Waste

In Your Wilderness Is Not a Waste, Dustin Crowe details God’s purpose in suffering and struggles. This book offers courage and hope when it feels like you’re spiritually lost, scared, wandering, or waiting.

Crowe examines the lives of Old Testament saints, the nation of Israel, and the life of Jesus to show how God uses the wilderness to grow and strengthen our faith. There is purpose in the pain, and we can learn to trust God in our trials. Hagar, Moses, David, and Elijah are studied with excellent insight.

Sustained by Grace, Covered with Love

What I found most interesting was what Crowe reveals about the nation of Israel. I clearly saw the emphasis that God placed on their daily reliance on Him to provide for them. In fact, this theme of daily grace rings throughout the Bible. I am challenged to wake up every morning with renewed faith in His provision.

Jesus declares victory over the wilderness as He clothes us in His righteousness. We learn to combat Satan with Scripture, and we see how the wilderness becomes sacred as Christ uses it for solitude. After reading this book, I am moved to trust our Shepherd, who leads and guides us through the wilderness. He sustains us with His grace, and He covers us with His love.

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