Anthem Podcast: My Witnesses // Galatians 1:11-24

In Galatians 1, Paul/Saul states that right after his astounding conversion he went away to Arabia. Although nothing is known about this period, the Lord clearly used this time in the wilderness to drastically transform Saul of Tarsus into theapostle who brought the Gospel to the Gentiles. God regularly draws his servants into extended periods of wilderness, where everything else is stripped away except for God. Abraham, Moses, Elijah, John the Baptist, and even Jesus all spent significant time in the wilderness before the Lord used them in mighty ways. God continues to draw His servants into times of spiritual wilderness, often against our will. Nevertheless, He is still good; He is right there with us in our hurt, bewilderment, seeming insignificance, and loneliness. And He will ultimately and undoubtedly use our seasons of wilderness of His glory and our good.