Post by Woody Williams on Mar 8, 2006 7:36:05 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Matthew 4:1-11
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted
by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and
afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, 'If you
are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.'
But he answered, 'It is written,
"One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." '
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the
pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, 'If you are the Son of God,
throw yourself down; for it is written,
"He will command his angels concerning you",
and "On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone." '
Jesus said to him, 'Again it is written, "Do not put the Lord your
God to the test." '
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world and their splendour; and he said to him,
'All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.'
Jesus said to him, 'Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
"Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him." '
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.
Devotional
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The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness in Matthew's Gospel
provides a longer text than Mark, giving descriptions of the specific
temptations Jesus faced. These temptations would be used by Satan to
woo us from our commitment to God alone. Doubt of God's love for us,
power, and wealth are three of the ways in which we struggle to
maintain our covenant with God. Jesus uses the Scriptures to thwart
Satan. That is a good tactic for us as well.
Prayer
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Help me look to your Word, O Lord, for my strength in temptation.
Amen
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted
by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and
afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, 'If you
are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.'
But he answered, 'It is written,
"One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." '
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the
pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, 'If you are the Son of God,
throw yourself down; for it is written,
"He will command his angels concerning you",
and "On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone." '
Jesus said to him, 'Again it is written, "Do not put the Lord your
God to the test." '
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world and their splendour; and he said to him,
'All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.'
Jesus said to him, 'Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
"Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him." '
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.
Devotional
----------
The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness in Matthew's Gospel
provides a longer text than Mark, giving descriptions of the specific
temptations Jesus faced. These temptations would be used by Satan to
woo us from our commitment to God alone. Doubt of God's love for us,
power, and wealth are three of the ways in which we struggle to
maintain our covenant with God. Jesus uses the Scriptures to thwart
Satan. That is a good tactic for us as well.
Prayer
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Help me look to your Word, O Lord, for my strength in temptation.
Amen