Sorry to say that when I read Matthew’s story of the wilderness in which Jesus walked I see nothing of what you see. The wilderness is where you meet wild beasts and, above all and most characteristically, Satan. You can’t survive there by natural means, you need ministering angels. Jesus’ authority is demonstrated because he overcomes the wilderness forces, not because he admires them or is sustained by them - the reverse happens. I keep being told that our generation’s environmental concerns have some sort of place in the New Testament but I can’t see even one word of it.
Can you imagine Jesus resting in a beauty spot? He had a mission to get on with
Sorry to say that when I read Matthew’s story of the wilderness in which Jesus walked I see nothing of what you see. The wilderness is where you meet wild beasts and, above all and most characteristically, Satan. You can’t survive there by natural means, you need ministering angels. Jesus’ authority is demonstrated because he overcomes the wilderness forces, not because he admires them or is sustained by them - the reverse happens. I keep being told that our generation’s environmental concerns have some sort of place in the New Testament but I can’t see even one word of it.
Can you imagine Jesus resting in a beauty spot? He had a mission to get on with