Now when He (Jesus) heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth He went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun, by the sea, in the territory of Zebulum and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “The land of […]
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Then the devil left Him, (Jesus) and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Matthew 4:11 Thank You Lord for the part the angels played in bring comfort to You after Your temptation. Thank You for the comfort You bring us when we need it. Thank You that You never leave us and You are […]
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Then Jesus said to him, (Satan) “Be gone, Satan! for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve.’” Matthew 4:10 Thank You Lord for Matthew’s account of Your encounter with Satan….the fallen angel. Thank You for giving us the power over him when we use Your name. […]
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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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