Festival in the Desert

Life is often filled with trial, heartache, grief, and struggle. But, perhaps there's a treasure to be found in those difficult seasons and that treasure is intimacy with God Himself. That should be reason enough to rejoice. So, how do we take God's command to Pharaoh in Exodus 5 to "e;Let my people go so they may hold a festival for me in the desert"e; as a holy invitation to be stripped down and...