Il viag\u00adgio del popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle dal\u00adl\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto alla Ter\u00adra Pro\u00admes\u00adsa \u00e8 come un libro illus\u00adtra\u00adto per segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Il pass\u00adag\u00adgio attra\u00adver\u00adso il Mar Rosso \u00e8 una para\u00adbo\u00adla del bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo. Dopo il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo, non si diri\u00adgo\u00adno dirett\u00adamen\u00adte ver\u00adso la Ter\u00adra Pro\u00admes\u00adsa, ma attra\u00advers\u00ada\u00adno il deser\u00adto per qua\u00adran\u00adt\u2019an\u00adni. Il deser\u00adto \u00e8 il luo\u00adgo in cui ci azze\u00adria\u00admo e in cui avvie\u00adne la pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne per la futu\u00adra patria.<\/p>\n
Un pas\u00adto\u00adre e un hip\u00adpie sono sedu\u00adti su una pan\u00adchi\u00adna in un par\u00adco. L\u2019hip\u00adpie sta leg\u00adgen\u00addo la Bibbia. All\u2019im\u00adprov\u00advi\u00adso gri\u00adda \u00abAlle\u00adluia\u00bb ad alta voce. Il pas\u00adto\u00adre gli chie\u00adde cosa sia. \u00abOh, non \u00e8 mera\u00advigli\u00adoso come Dio ha cond\u00adot\u00adto Mos\u00e8 e il popo\u00adlo attra\u00adver\u00adso il mare?\u00bb rispon\u00adde l\u2019hip\u00adpie. Il pas\u00adto\u00adre gli spie\u00adga subi\u00adto che in quel momen\u00adto il mare era pro\u00adfon\u00addo solo 40 cm e che le per\u00adso\u00adne lo sta\u00adva\u00adno attra\u00adver\u00adsan\u00addo. Cin\u00adque minu\u00adti dopo, l\u2019hip\u00adpie impaz\u00adzi\u00adsce com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte e gri\u00adda \u00abAlle\u00adluia\u00bb anco\u00adra pi\u00f9 for\u00adte. \u00abCosa suc\u00adce\u00adde adesso?\u00bb, gli chie\u00adde il pas\u00adto\u00adre leg\u00adger\u00admen\u00adte infas\u00adti\u00addi\u00adto. L\u2019hip\u00adpie rispon\u00adde: \u00abMa ques\u00adto \u00e8 un mira\u00adco\u00adlo! Dio ha anne\u00adga\u00adto un inte\u00adro eser\u00adci\u00adto in soli 40 cm d\u2019acqua\u00bb. \tPie\u00adtro scri\u00adve a pro\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adto del\u00adl\u2019e\u00adven\u00adto del\u00adl\u2019\u00adar\u00adca, quan\u00addo Dio sal\u00adv\u00f2 otto per\u00adso\u00adne dal\u00adl\u2019an\u00adne\u00adgamen\u00adto nel diluvio: \u00abQues\u00adta \u00e8 un\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne del bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo che ora vi sal\u00adva. Il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo non \u00e8 una puli\u00adzia fisi\u00adca, ma una richies\u00adta a Dio di una cosci\u00aden\u00adza chia\u00adra. Ques\u00adto \u00e8 pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adle gra\u00adzie alla poten\u00adza del\u00adla risurre\u00adzio\u00adne di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto\u00bb (1 Pie\u00adtro 3:21 NLB<\/span>). Ent\u00adram\u00adbi i para\u00adgo\u00adni sono mol\u00adto uti\u00adli per capi\u00adre cosa suc\u00adce\u00adde nel bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo. Il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo sal\u00adva attra\u00adver\u00adso l\u2019ac\u00adqua e, d\u2019al\u00adtra par\u00adte, per\u00admet\u00adte una nuo\u00adva vita come popo\u00adlo. Ecco per\u00adch\u00e9 Pao\u00adlo scri\u00adve poco dopo: \u00ab[\u2026] ma tut\u00adti abbia\u00admo rice\u00advu\u00adto lo stes\u00adso Spi\u00adri\u00adto e appar\u00adte\u00adnia\u00admo a un solo cor\u00adpo medi\u00adan\u00adte il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo\u00bb (1 Corin\u00adzi 13:2 NLB<\/span>). Il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo unis\u00adce le per\u00adso\u00adne in un uni\u00adco cor\u00adpo, la chie\u00adsa, il popo\u00adlo di Dio. Quin\u00addi non c\u2019\u00e8 dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adla\u00adto sen\u00adza comunione. \tDove sei sta\u00adto cond\u00adot\u00adto in devia\u00adzio\u00adni che non ave\u00adva\u00adno sen\u00adso per te? Il viag\u00adgio del popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle dal\u00adl\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto alla Ter\u00adra Pro\u00admes\u00adsa \u00e8 come un libro illus\u00adtra\u00adto per segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. L\u2019at\u00adtra\u00adver\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adto del Mar Rosso \u00e8 una para\u00adbo\u00adla del bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo. Dopo il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo, non si diri\u00adgo\u00adno dirett\u00adamen\u00adte ver\u00adso la Ter\u00adra Pro\u00admes\u00adsa, ma attra\u00advers\u00ada\u00adno il deser\u00adto per qua\u00adran\u00adt\u2019an\u00adni. Il deser\u00adto \u00e8 il luo\u00adgo dove\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[23],"wpfc_sermon_series":[98],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":{"0":"wpfc_preacher-matthias-altwegg","1":"wpfc_sermon_series-folge-du-mir-nach","2":"wpfc-sermon-single","3":"post-7845","4":"wpfc_sermon","5":"type-wpfc_sermon","6":"status-publish","7":"has-post-thumbnail","8":"hentry","11":"wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"},"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\n\u00abEsodo\u00bb \u00e8 il nome del libro del\u00adla Bibbia che descri\u00adve l\u2019es\u00adodo degli israe\u00adli\u00adti dal\u00adla pri\u00adgio\u00adnia in Egit\u00adto sot\u00adto la gui\u00adda di Mos\u00e8. Ques\u00adto even\u00adto sto\u00adri\u00adco con\u00adtiene mol\u00adti rif\u00ade\u00adri\u00admen\u00adti e illus\u00adtra\u00adzio\u00adni per il dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adla\u00adto di Ges\u00f9 Cristo.
\nIn ebraico, l\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto \u00e8 chi\u00adama\u00adto Miz\u00adray\u00adim. Ques\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca rist\u00adret\u00adtez\u00adza o oppres\u00adsio\u00adne. La dop\u00adpia des\u00adi\u00adnen\u00adza ayim indi\u00adca una dupli\u00adce oppres\u00adsio\u00adne, una inte\u00adrio\u00adre e una este\u00adrio\u00adre. All\u2019i\u00adni\u00adzio, ogni esse\u00adre uma\u00adno \u00e8 sepa\u00adra\u00adto da Dio da un\u2019op\u00adpres\u00adsio\u00adne inte\u00adrio\u00adre (Roma\u00adni 3:23). Ques\u00adto \u00e8 il pun\u00adto di par\u00adten\u00adza del\u00adla vita. Miz\u00adray\u00adim \u00e8 il ter\u00adri\u00adto\u00adrio del Farao\u00adne ed \u00e8 anche una meta\u00adfo\u00adra. Ecco per\u00adch\u00e9 l\u2019es\u00adodo di Israe\u00adle dal\u00adla cat\u00adti\u00advi\u00adt\u00e0 \u00e8 un\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne del pass\u00adag\u00adgio di una per\u00adso\u00adna a Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, cio\u00e8 del momen\u00adto in cui vie\u00adne \u00absot\u00adtrat\u00adta al pote\u00adre del\u00adle ten\u00adeb\u00adre e tras\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adta nel reg\u00adno del Figlio dilet\u00adto\u00bb (Colos\u00adse\u00adsi 1:13 NLB<\/span>). La pri\u00adma tap\u00adpa importan\u00adte dopo l\u2019Es\u00adodo \u00e8 il pass\u00adag\u00adgio del Mar Rosso.
\nDevia\u00adzio\u00adni ver\u00adso il Mar Rosso
\nL\u2019e\u00adnor\u00adme fol\u00adla, 600.000 uomi\u00adni, don\u00adne e bam\u00adbi\u00adni, sta\u00adva viag\u00adgi\u00adan\u00addo tra l\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto e Cana\u00adan. Una colon\u00adna di fuo\u00adco fun\u00adge\u00adva da sis\u00adte\u00adma di navi\u00adga\u00adzio\u00adne di not\u00adte e una nuvo\u00adla di gior\u00adno. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, non sta\u00adva\u00adno viag\u00adgi\u00adan\u00addo dirett\u00adamen\u00adte ver\u00adso la Ter\u00adra Pro\u00admes\u00adsa, ma piut\u00adtosto in una posi\u00adzio\u00adne mol\u00adto sco\u00admo\u00adda dal pun\u00adto di vis\u00adta stra\u00adte\u00adgi\u00adco. Quan\u00addo il Farao\u00adne fu scon\u00adten\u00adto di aver lascia\u00adto anda\u00adre i suoi schia\u00advi, li inse\u00adgu\u00ec con caval\u00adli, car\u00adri e i miglio\u00adri guer\u00adri\u00ade\u00adri. Il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle si tro\u00adv\u00f2 indi\u00adfe\u00adso in un vico\u00adlo cie\u00adco, con il Mar Rosso davan\u00adti a s\u00e9 e il nemi\u00adco che gli ali\u00adta\u00adva sul col\u00adlo. Per il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle, ques\u00adta lea\u00adder\u00adship non era n\u00e9 com\u00adpren\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adle, n\u00e9 comprensibile.
\nQues\u00adto \u00e8 anche il caso del dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adla\u00adto. Non \u00e8 la stra\u00adda pi\u00f9 bre\u00adve per rag\u00adgi\u00adunge\u00adre la Ter\u00adra Pro\u00admes\u00adsa e dal nos\u00adtro pun\u00adto di vis\u00adta dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adlm\u00aden\u00adte com\u00adp\u00adren\u00addia\u00admo alcu\u00adni modi di vive\u00adre o ci sem\u00adbra\u00adno dei fas\u00adtidio\u00adsi diver\u00adsi\u00advi. \u00abQuan\u00addo gli Israe\u00adli\u00adti vide\u00adro avvicinar\u00adsi il Farao\u00adne e il suo eser\u00adci\u00adto, furo\u00adno ter\u00adro\u00adriz\u00adza\u00adti e grida\u00adro\u00adno aiuto al Signo\u00adre\u00bb (Esodo 14:10 NLB<\/span>). Ques\u00adta \u00e8 una situa\u00adzio\u00adne pi\u00f9 che tipi\u00adca. A noi segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 acca\u00addo\u00adno cose che ci spa\u00adven\u00adta\u00adno: un\u2019\u00adope\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne, una rela\u00adzio\u00adne inter\u00adrot\u00adta, un licen\u00adzia\u00admen\u00adto, un desi\u00adde\u00adrio non rea\u00adliz\u00adza\u00adto\u2026 \u00abMa Mos\u00e8 dis\u00adse al popo\u00adlo: \u00abNon abbia\u00adte pau\u00adra! Aspett\u00ada\u00adte e ved\u00adre\u00adte come il SIGNORE<\/span> vi sal\u00adver\u00e0 oggi. Per\u00adch\u00e9 non ved\u00adre\u00adte mai pi\u00f9 queg\u00adli Egi\u00adzia\u00adni. Il SIGNORE<\/span> stes\u00adso com\u00adbat\u00adter\u00e0 per voi. Sta\u00adte cal\u00admi!\u00bb (Esodo 14:13, 14 NLB<\/span>).
\nPass\u00adag\u00adgio attra\u00adver\u00adso il Mar Rosso
\nIn che modo Dio com\u00adbat\u00adt\u00e9 per gli israe\u00adli\u00adti e cosa dovet\u00adte\u00adro fare loro stes\u00adsi? In ris\u00adpos\u00adta alle paro\u00adle di Dio, Mos\u00e8 dovet\u00adte allun\u00adga\u00adre il suo bas\u00adtone da pas\u00adto\u00adre attra\u00adver\u00adso il mare. Il popo\u00adlo dovet\u00adte par\u00adti\u00adre con fede pri\u00adma che il mare si sepa\u00adras\u00adse. Ma quan\u00addo arri\u00adv\u00f2 il momen\u00adto, il mare si separ\u00f2 e tut\u00adto il popo\u00adlo attra\u00adver\u00ads\u00f2 il mare su un ter\u00adre\u00adno soli\u00addo. Quan\u00addo gli Egi\u00adzia\u00adni, alt\u00ada\u00admen\u00adte mili\u00adta\u00adriz\u00adza\u00adti, li segui\u00adro\u00adno, le acque arri\u00adva\u00adro\u00adno e sep\u00adpel\u00adli\u00adro\u00adno l\u2019in\u00adte\u00adro esercito.
\nNon impor\u00adta in qua\u00adle vico\u00adlo ci tro\u00advia\u00admo, non impor\u00adta quan\u00adto la situa\u00adzio\u00adne sem\u00adbri sen\u00adza spe\u00adran\u00adza: c\u2019\u00e8 semp\u00adre un mar\u00adgi\u00adne di manov\u00adra. Se lo uti\u00adliz\u00adzia\u00admo con obbe\u00addien\u00adza e fidu\u00adcia nel Signo\u00adre, si veri\u00adfi\u00adcher\u00adan\u00adno pro\u00adgres\u00adsi e miracoli.
\nGli Israe\u00adli\u00adti furo\u00adno sal\u00adva\u00adti attra\u00adver\u00adso l\u2019ac\u00adqua e pote\u00adro\u00adno ini\u00adzia\u00adre una nuo\u00adva vita come popo\u00adlo dal\u00adl\u2019al\u00adtra par\u00adte. Le acque si ritir\u00ada\u00adro\u00adno e apri\u00adro\u00adno la stra\u00adda a un nuo\u00advo ini\u00adzio. Ques\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpio era gi\u00e0 in gio\u00adco con No\u00e8. Pro\u00adba\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte non \u00e8 una coin\u00adci\u00adden\u00adza che ques\u00adti due epi\u00adso\u00addi nel Nuo\u00advo Tes\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto ven\u00adga\u00adno uti\u00adliz\u00adza\u00adti come imma\u00adgi\u00adni del battesimo:<\/p>\n
\n\tPao\u00adlo get\u00adta un pon\u00adte dal\u00adl\u2019at\u00adtra\u00adver\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adto del Mar Rosso al bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo. \u00abTut\u00adti furo\u00adno bat\u00adtez\u00adza\u00adti in Mos\u00e8 nella nuvo\u00adla e nel mare ment\u00adre lo segui\u00adva\u00adno\u00bb (1 Corin\u00adzi 10:2 NLB<\/span>).<\/p>\n
\nIl bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo sal\u00adva. Il peg\u00adgi\u00ador nemi\u00adco degli israe\u00adli\u00adti fu reso inno\u00adcuo nel Mar Rosso. D\u2019o\u00adra in poi, c\u2019era una linea invi\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adle di pro\u00adte\u00adzio\u00adne die\u00adtro il popo\u00adlo. Lo stes\u00adso acca\u00adde con il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo. Una linea vie\u00adne trac\u00adcia\u00adta die\u00adtro un segu\u00adace di Ges\u00f9. Ques\u00adta per\u00adso\u00adna \u00e8 ora libe\u00adra di guar\u00adda\u00adre avan\u00adti e di pun\u00adt\u00ada\u00adre alla Ter\u00adra Promessa.
\nIl bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo sal\u00adva. \u00c8 vero? \u00abChi\u00adunque cre\u00adde ed \u00e8 bat\u00adtez\u00adza\u00adto sar\u00e0 sal\u00adva\u00adto. Ma chi non cre\u00adde sar\u00e0 cond\u00adan\u00adn\u00ada\u00adto\u00bb (Mar\u00adco 16:16 NLB<\/span>). Cre\u00adde\u00adre e rice\u00adve\u00adre il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo sono due cose indis\u00adso\u00adlu\u00adbi\u00adli e sal\u00adva\u00adno. Nei tem\u00adpi bibli\u00adci, il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo era una cosa ovvia per una per\u00adso\u00adna che cre\u00adde\u00adva in Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Pro\u00adprio come il popo\u00adlo si mise in cammi\u00adno per obbe\u00addien\u00adza e attra\u00adver\u00ads\u00f2 mira\u00adco\u00adlo\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adte il Mar Rosso, una per\u00adso\u00adna che ha affi\u00adda\u00adto la pro\u00adpria vita a Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto deve esse\u00adre bat\u00adtez\u00adza\u00adta in acqua. Nella serie in tre par\u00adti sul\u00adl\u2019Es\u00adodo, Aron\u00adne dice a suo fratel\u00adlo Mos\u00e8 dopo aver attra\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adto il mare: \u00abFratel\u00adlo mio, sia\u00admo liberi!\u00bb.
\nAttra\u00adver\u00adso il deser\u00adto ver\u00adso la Ter\u00adra Promessa
\nDopo esse\u00adre sta\u00adto bat\u00adtez\u00adza\u00adto nel Mar Rosso, il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle era anco\u00adra lon\u00adta\u00adno dal\u00adla ter\u00adra che scor\u00adre\u00adva con lat\u00adte e mie\u00adle. Anche se il nemi\u00adco pi\u00f9 osti\u00adna\u00adto era sta\u00adto eli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adto, segui\u00adro\u00adno qua\u00adran\u00adta anni dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adli nel deserto.
\nQual\u00adcu\u00adno una vol\u00adta dis\u00adse: \u00abCi vol\u00adle una not\u00adte per far usci\u00adre Israe\u00adle dal\u00adl\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto. Ma ci sono volu\u00adti 40 anni per far usci\u00adre l\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto da Israe\u00adle\u00bb. Dopo il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo, il peg\u00adgi\u00ador nemi\u00adco pu\u00f2 esse\u00adre sta\u00adto anne\u00adga\u00adto, ma il modo di pen\u00adsare e di agi\u00adre del\u00adl\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto \u00e8 spes\u00adso anco\u00adra mol\u00adto domi\u00adnan\u00adte. Pos\u00adsia\u00admo esse\u00adre libe\u00adri e ave\u00adre una nuo\u00adva iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0, ma non sti\u00adamo anco\u00adra viven\u00addo in base ad essa. I 40 anni di vagabon\u00addag\u00adgio nel deser\u00adto, un\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne uti\u00adle per segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, ci aiuta\u00adno a sma\u00adscher\u00ada\u00adre il fal\u00adso s\u00e9 e a rive\u00adla\u00adre il nuo\u00advo s\u00e9.
\nIl fal\u00adso s\u00e9 \u00e8 crea\u00adto dal\u00adle cos\u00adtri\u00adzio\u00adni socia\u00adli di un mon\u00addo non reden\u00adto. \u00c8 defi\u00adni\u00adto da ci\u00f2 che otten\u00adgo, da ci\u00f2 che rag\u00adgi\u00adungo e da ci\u00f2 che gli altri dico\u00adno di me. Quan\u00addo Ges\u00f9 fu cond\u00adot\u00adto dal\u00adlo Spi\u00adri\u00adto San\u00adto nel deser\u00adto (Matteo 4), fu attac\u00adca\u00adto da tre ten\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adni: esse\u00adre importan\u00adte, spet\u00adta\u00adco\u00adla\u00adre e poten\u00adte. Ges\u00f9 res\u00adpin\u00adse tut\u00adti gli attac\u00adchi affront\u00adan\u00addo\u00adli con la Paro\u00adla di Dio.
\nPer mol\u00adte per\u00adso\u00adne il deser\u00adto \u00e8 un luo\u00adgo da evi\u00adt\u00adare, un luo\u00adgo di esi\u00adlio o di dolo\u00adre, o sem\u00adpli\u00adce\u00admen\u00adte inu\u00adtile e vuo\u00adto. Nella lin\u00adgua ara\u00adba esis\u00adte il ver\u00adbo asha\u00adra. Signi\u00adfi\u00adca ent\u00adra\u00adre nel deser\u00adto volen\u00adtie\u00adri, per\u00adch\u00e9 ci sono sor\u00adgen\u00adti, poz\u00adzi d\u2019ac\u00adqua e luoghi di vita. Ecco per\u00adch\u00e9 Isa\u00adia descri\u00adve cos\u00ec bene l\u2019es\u00adsen\u00adza del\u00adl\u2019e\u00ads\u00adpe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adza del deser\u00adto: \u00abIl deser\u00adto e la ter\u00adra ari\u00adda si ralle\u00adgreran\u00adno, la steppa sar\u00e0 lie\u00adta e fior\u00adir\u00e0 come un cam\u00adpo di cro\u00adchi. Vi cre\u00adsceran\u00adno fio\u00adri in abbond\u00adan\u00adza e si can\u00adter\u00e0, si gioir\u00e0 e ci si ralle\u00adgrer\u00e0! [\u2026]\u00bb (Isa\u00adia 35:1 NLB<\/span>).
\nNel\u00adl\u2019im\u00admen\u00adsi\u00adt\u00e0 del deser\u00adto, sia\u00admo lascia\u00adti sen\u00adza \u00abimpal\u00adca\u00adtu\u00adre\u00bb: nes\u00adsun ami\u00adco con cui parl\u00ada\u00adre, nes\u00adsun cel\u00adlu\u00adla\u00adre per dis\u00adtrar\u00adci, nessuna musi\u00adca per intrat\u00adte\u00adner\u00adci \u2013 nudi, vul\u00adnerabi\u00adli, debo\u00adli, pri\u00advi di risor\u00adse. Il deser\u00adto ci azzera. \u00c8 il luo\u00adgo del\u00adla puri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne e del cam\u00adbia\u00admen\u00adto, il luo\u00adgo del\u00adla gran\u00adde lot\u00adta e dei pro\u00adfon\u00addi incon\u00adtri con Dio. \u00c8 il luo\u00adgo del\u00adla lot\u00adta con\u00adtro le cos\u00adtri\u00adzio\u00adni del fal\u00adso s\u00e9 e il luo\u00adgo del\u00adl\u2019in\u00adcon\u00adtro con il Dio amo\u00adre\u00advo\u00adle, che si dona come sostan\u00adza per il nuo\u00advo s\u00e9.
\nNon fu un caso, ma lo Spi\u00adri\u00adto San\u00adto a con\u00addur\u00adre Ges\u00f9 nel deser\u00adto (Matteo 4:1). Sono con\u00advin\u00adto che lo Spi\u00adri\u00adto di Dio voglia fare lo stes\u00adso con i segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9. Ci atti\u00adra nella soli\u00adtu\u00addi\u00adne, nel silen\u00adzio, e a vol\u00adte lo fa attra\u00adver\u00adso cri\u00adsi del\u00adla vita come malat\u00adtie o col\u00adpi di for\u00adtu\u00adna. Il deser\u00adto \u00e8 la for\u00adnace del\u00adla tras\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne. Abbia\u00admo biso\u00adg\u00adno di peri\u00adodi di deser\u00adto per tro\u00adva\u00adre il nos\u00adtro vero io, che \u00e8 nut\u00adri\u00adto dal\u00adl\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio. Per\u00adtan\u00adto, non indu\u00adria\u00admo il nos\u00adtro cuo\u00adre nel deser\u00adto! \u00abCi vol\u00adle una not\u00adte per far usci\u00adre Israe\u00adle dal\u00adl\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto. Ma ci sono volu\u00adti 40 anni per far usci\u00adre l\u2019E\u00adgit\u00adto da Israe\u00adle\u00bb. Duran\u00adte i 40 anni, gli israe\u00adli\u00adti furo\u00adno pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti per la Ter\u00adra Promessa.
\nNel libro di Ester, la bel\u00adlez\u00adza del\u00adla ragaz\u00adza ebrea Ester fu per\u00adfe\u00adzio\u00adna\u00adta per un anno inte\u00adro fino a quan\u00addo non fu pron\u00adta per incon\u00adtra\u00adre e spo\u00adsa\u00adre il re: \u00abQuan\u00addo ven\u00adne il tur\u00adno di una gio\u00adva\u00adne don\u00adna di anda\u00adre dal re, erano pas\u00adsa\u00adti dodi\u00adci mesi secon\u00addo le rego\u00adle, per\u00adch\u00e9 ques\u00adto era il tem\u00adpo in cui dur\u00adava la cura di bel\u00adlez\u00adza del\u00adle don\u00adne: Sei mesi veni\u00adva\u00adno mass\u00adag\u00adgia\u00adte con bal\u00adsa\u00admo di mir\u00adra e poi sei mesi con oli e creme spe\u00adcia\u00adli per don\u00adne\u00bb (Ester 2:12 NLB<\/span>). L\u2019in\u00adsie\u00adme dei segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 \u00e8 defi\u00adni\u00adto nella Bibbia come la spo\u00adsa. Segui\u00adre Cris\u00adto \u00e8 la pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne per il peri\u00adodo suc\u00adces\u00adsi\u00advo alla vita ter\u00adre\u00adna. Si trat\u00adta di diven\u00adta\u00adre \u00abpi\u00f9 bel\u00adli\u00bb per esse\u00adre pron\u00adti alle noz\u00adze con il Re dei re. Ci vuo\u00adle tem\u00adpo e cura per incon\u00adtra\u00adre il Re dei re.
\nEster \u00e8 sta\u00adta mass\u00adag\u00adgia\u00adta in bel\u00adlez\u00adza per un anno (pas\u00adsi\u00adv\u00ada\u00admen\u00adte!). La tras\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne dal fal\u00adso s\u00e9 al nuo\u00advo s\u00e9 di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto avvie\u00adne per noi. Non \u00e8 una lot\u00adta o uno spas\u00admo, ma un lasci\u00adar fare. Il nos\u00adtro com\u00adpi\u00adto \u00e8 quello di cer\u00adca\u00adre le sor\u00adgen\u00adti, le fon\u00adti d\u2019ac\u00adqua e i luoghi di vita nel deser\u00adto e lasciar\u00adci mass\u00adag\u00adgia\u00adre dal\u00adla bel\u00adlez\u00adza. E poi\u2026 arri\u00adva il matrimonio!
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\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per il pic\u00adco\u00adlo gruppo
\nLeg\u00adgi il tes\u00adto bibli\u00adco: Gene\u00adsi 14<\/p>\n
\n\tCosa suc\u00adce\u00adde al momen\u00adto del bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo? I para\u00adgo\u00adni bibli\u00adci con l\u2019ar\u00adca di No\u00e8 e la tra\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adta del Mar Rosso for\u00adnis\u00adco\u00adno spun\u00adti interessanti.
\n\tQual \u00e8 il signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto del vaga\u00adre nel deser\u00adto (soli\u00adtu\u00addi\u00adne, esse\u00adre soli, momen\u00adti dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adli) tra il bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo e l\u2019in\u00adgresso nella Ter\u00adra Promessa?
\n\tCosa carat\u00adte\u00adriz\u00adza il fal\u00adso ego? Dove \u00e8 pi\u00f9 pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adle che si mani\u00adfes\u00adti in te?
\n\tQua\u00adle pen\u00adsie\u00adro ha toc\u00adca\u00adto il tuo cuo\u00adre? Dove Ges\u00f9 ti invi\u00adta a fare il prossi\u00admo (pic\u00adco\u00adlo) passo?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"