Jesus gets desolate to be intimate, close and in conversation with the Father. Then people come "from every quarter" to inject themselves into that desolate place. On one hand we too have to 'defend' the desolation and get thoughtful, quiet and alone.
On the other hand, Jesus FILLS the desolation. The leper comes and has a real need. It is physical, it is spiritual, it is emotional.
Defend the desolation to make room for God. Then FILL it with desperation, faith, falling, and begging. All this would please Him.
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