Thursday, August 06, 2015
Be prepared for temptations
Luke 4:1-4 (NKJV)
1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bead,"
4 But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God'"
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The tempter is still at work today. He tempts us to doubt God's care and promises. When we question God's care, we then take things into our hands and really mess it up!
The victory is still the same. In all three temptations (vs. 1-12) Jesus response is to quote Scripture. We today need to face temptation the same way. -- A word of warning: We cannot wait till temptation comes to run to the Scripture. We must be daily in the Scripture so that when temptations come, God through His Holy Spirit can remind us of His promises.
Question: Have you fed on God's word today? If not, there is still time. Be prepared!!!
1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bead,"
4 But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God'"
++++++++++++++++++
The tempter is still at work today. He tempts us to doubt God's care and promises. When we question God's care, we then take things into our hands and really mess it up!
The victory is still the same. In all three temptations (vs. 1-12) Jesus response is to quote Scripture. We today need to face temptation the same way. -- A word of warning: We cannot wait till temptation comes to run to the Scripture. We must be daily in the Scripture so that when temptations come, God through His Holy Spirit can remind us of His promises.
Question: Have you fed on God's word today? If not, there is still time. Be prepared!!!
// posted by Pastor Fred @ 9:58 AM 
