12 Tempted by Satan

Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; Mark 1:12,13, TBC Book Two, Chapter 12
Soon after Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit prompted him to go into the desert, where he would face his greatest test yet. The Spirit had led him there, knowing full well he would be tempted by the devil himself.

After his baptism, Jesus was so full of the Spirit that he ate nothing for 40 days. During that entire time he devoted himself to worshiping the Lord.

When he had finished his 40-day fast, Jesus was very hungry. He was weak and he was tired. That’s when the tempter came to him.

“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “command that these stones turn to bread.”

Jesus knew this wasn’t a voice to be obeyed. He recognized it as the voice of the tempter. And he knew there was only one way for him to overcome it. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 12, for the rest of the story.)​

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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: Take every thought captive, lest those thoughts capture you—not every voice is meant to be obeyed.
     A promise to cling to: “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
     A praise to fill you: Pray for Me  Michael W. Smith     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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