Jesus said to him, (Satan) “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” Matthew 4:7 Lord, how interesting that You would tell Satan that You were his God. No doubt that made him even more angry. Thank You Lord that You are our Lord and our savior. Thank You for the […]
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Then the devil took Him (Jesus) to the holy city, and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will give His angels charge of You,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear You up, lest […]
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And the tempter (Satan) came and said to Him, (Jesus) “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” Matthew 4:3 Thank You Lord for showing us that we will all be tempted sometime in our lives. Thank You for showing us how to resist temptation and follow You. […]
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And the tempter (Satan) came and said to Him, (Jesus) “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” Matthew 4:3 Thank You Lord for showing us that we will all be tempted sometime in our lives. Thank You for showing us how to resist temptation and follow You. […]
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And He (Jesus) fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward He was hungry. Matthew 4:2 Lord, You were ‘led’ by the ‘Spirit’ into the wilderness. You fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. Now You are hungry. Why? What benefit was it? What example were You trying to leave us? We are told that […]
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 Lord, this is an interesting verse. You were ‘led’ to do something that was not something anyone would have chosen to do. You were led by the ‘Spirit’ to be tempted. No one likes to be […]
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And when Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water and behold, the heaven were opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on Him; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:16, 17 Lord […]
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John would have prevented Him, (Jesus) saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. John 3:14, 15 Lord this must have been an awesome thing for […]
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Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. Matthew 3:13 Thank You Lord for taking on the human form of man. Thank You for coming to John to be baptized. Baptism is a wonderful gift. It allows us to show the whole world that we are following You. […]
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(John continued) “Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I baptize you with water for repentance, but He (Jesus) who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not […]
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