'I Won't Play Your Game' — Matthew 4:5-7
Key Thought
Is Jesus really sure God is with him? Is he truly Immanuel, "God with us"? One sure place to know and to show this is the Temple. Throughout the Old Testament, the Tabernacle and later the Temple represented God's presence and protection for his people. Once again, Satan tempts Jesus like he tempted the Israelite — to make God's protection and care the condition on which loyalty is to be established. Jesus does not play Satan's game! Jesus is committed to honor his Father and to be faithful to him even though it means the path of suffering and death. The reason these early temptations of Jesus are so important is that they reveal that Jesus will not choose ANY shortcut to obedience! Whether Satan realizes it or not, when Jesus walks out of the desert victorious over him and his temptations, Jesus is demonstrating that Satan's doom is assured. Jesus chooses God's plan even though it means suffering, death, and personal ridicule on a cross. What is the cost of my following God? Will I choose faithfulness over ... ?
Today's Prayer
Almighty Deliverer and Faithful God, in light of your centuries of faithfulness to your people, your preservation of them in the face of great calamity and struggle, I recognize my inconsistency and weakness. Give me a heart to recognize the long-term consequences of my decisions about Satan's challenges, both large and small. Please empower me to choose faithfulness. I believe you are my rock and my salvation, so I rest my hope in you. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Related Scripture Readings
Psalm 91:1-2
Deuteronomy 6:16-18
Psalm 95:8-9
[Continuing the temptations,] the devil took [Jesus] to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,
'He will order his angels to protect you.
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.'"
Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, 'You must not test the Lord your God.'"— Matthew 4:5-7 NLT
Key Thought
Is Jesus really sure God is with him? Is he truly Immanuel, "God with us"? One sure place to know and to show this is the Temple. Throughout the Old Testament, the Tabernacle and later the Temple represented God's presence and protection for his people. Once again, Satan tempts Jesus like he tempted the Israelite — to make God's protection and care the condition on which loyalty is to be established. Jesus does not play Satan's game! Jesus is committed to honor his Father and to be faithful to him even though it means the path of suffering and death. The reason these early temptations of Jesus are so important is that they reveal that Jesus will not choose ANY shortcut to obedience! Whether Satan realizes it or not, when Jesus walks out of the desert victorious over him and his temptations, Jesus is demonstrating that Satan's doom is assured. Jesus chooses God's plan even though it means suffering, death, and personal ridicule on a cross. What is the cost of my following God? Will I choose faithfulness over ... ?
Today's Prayer
Almighty Deliverer and Faithful God, in light of your centuries of faithfulness to your people, your preservation of them in the face of great calamity and struggle, I recognize my inconsistency and weakness. Give me a heart to recognize the long-term consequences of my decisions about Satan's challenges, both large and small. Please empower me to choose faithfulness. I believe you are my rock and my salvation, so I rest my hope in you. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Related Scripture Readings
Psalm 91:1-2
Deuteronomy 6:16-18
Psalm 95:8-9
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Today, I pray for you that may your faith overcome all barriers. May every Pharaoh in your life die so you can possess the goodness of God. May you overcome every obstacles in your life. Every plot of evil working against your advancement is cancelled in Jesus'Name.
*_We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him._*
1 John 4:16
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1 John 4:16
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Your love for the human race is unimaginable, can not be comprehended.
You have commanded us to love everyone, including our enemies and even desire good things for those with bad intentions towards us.
May I fret and fear less but love and serve You more. Teach me to cast off fear to be made perfect in love.
Help me open the doors and show love towards others as I welcome You to my inmost heart so that You can reside in there.
In Jesus' Name, I pray.
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A New Heart
Here, the Lord is talking about a heart transplant, though not a physical transplant, but a spiritual one. The heart is more than a bodily organ that pumps life-giving blood to the rest of the body. The heart is symbolic of all that it means to be human. There are about 3,500 heart transplants done every year around the world, and we may well be one of the first generation to understand how a new heart can replace an old one. Therefore, we can understand how a new heart can radically change and alter us forever. And having such a new heart will give us a strange and wondrous feeling that Someone greater than ourselves is living inside us, and how grateful we are to the One who has given it to us so that we may live. We can be grateful, because beating inside of us is God’s own heart. Often times when we think of the heart, we think of it in terms of love, romance, and compassion. And while the heart may be that, in the Bible the heart is the seat of wisdom; it is where all of our decisions are made. Solomon said that as a person thinks in their heart, that is who they really are (Proverbs 23:7a).
On the conflicting end, it is from our hearts that most of our problems develop. The prophet Jeremiah makes this observation; “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jeremiah 17:9 NKJV). And so the condition of our hearts is extremely important. Jesus said, “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45 NIV). And while this is the main reason why we need a new heart, that is, our hearts are evil because of the sin nature inside of us, we also need a new heart, a heart of flesh, because our hearts have become hardened by the trials and cruelty of life. Ask God for a new heart that will follow His will for your life. It is safer to do so.
Prayer:
Father, grant unto me a heart that will follow Your will for me in Jesus’ Name.
Text: _I will give you a new heart … I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh…_ Ezekiel 36:26 NKJV
Here, the Lord is talking about a heart transplant, though not a physical transplant, but a spiritual one. The heart is more than a bodily organ that pumps life-giving blood to the rest of the body. The heart is symbolic of all that it means to be human. There are about 3,500 heart transplants done every year around the world, and we may well be one of the first generation to understand how a new heart can replace an old one. Therefore, we can understand how a new heart can radically change and alter us forever. And having such a new heart will give us a strange and wondrous feeling that Someone greater than ourselves is living inside us, and how grateful we are to the One who has given it to us so that we may live. We can be grateful, because beating inside of us is God’s own heart. Often times when we think of the heart, we think of it in terms of love, romance, and compassion. And while the heart may be that, in the Bible the heart is the seat of wisdom; it is where all of our decisions are made. Solomon said that as a person thinks in their heart, that is who they really are (Proverbs 23:7a).
On the conflicting end, it is from our hearts that most of our problems develop. The prophet Jeremiah makes this observation; “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jeremiah 17:9 NKJV). And so the condition of our hearts is extremely important. Jesus said, “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45 NIV). And while this is the main reason why we need a new heart, that is, our hearts are evil because of the sin nature inside of us, we also need a new heart, a heart of flesh, because our hearts have become hardened by the trials and cruelty of life. Ask God for a new heart that will follow His will for your life. It is safer to do so.
Prayer:
Father, grant unto me a heart that will follow Your will for me in Jesus’ Name.
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Hebrews 13:5
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Let me not crave worldly possessions but instead Your will and Your way.
Help me not be involved with anything that doesn't glorify You. Teach me to be content in all circumstances whatever life throws at me. Let me be thankful for the provision and the blessings You have given me.
Thank You for Your promises that You will never leave me or forsake me.
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'Only One to Worship' — Matthew 4:8-10
[Continuing the temptations,] the devil took [Jesus] to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. "I will give it all to you," he said, "if you will kneel down and worship me."
"Get out of here, Satan," Jesus told him. "For the Scriptures say,
Key Thought
What's our breaking point? At what point would we quit honoring God and begin to choose Satan's path? Not a very comfortable question, is it? What if we knew someone had power over the world and would give it to us if we would just acknowledge him as king? What if we knew we would suffer and be offered as a sacrifice because we would not acknowledge him as king? Jesus is Lord, not because he took Satan's phony bargain, but because he refused it. "Get out of here!" Jesus ordered and Satan obeyed — as the next verse describes (Matthew 4:11). But the cost of this victory for Jesus meant a far more gruesome battle to come. Nevertheless, Jesus refused to compromise his devotion to the Father even at the cost of his own comfort, acceptance, and life. Jesus won these battles over Satan and repeatedly chose to walk the path of total devotion to God, at incredible cost, to redeem us!
Today's Prayer
O Lord my God, my heart is filled with admiration, wonder, thanks, and praise. Your plan to redeem me from my sins and adopt me into your family comes at such a high cost to you and Jesus. Thank you for saving me. Thank you for redeeming me from the debt of sin. Jesus, Lord and Christ, thank you for dying to prevent death's power controlling me. Thank you. In your name, I thank you!
Related Scripture Readings
Exodus 20:1-3
Matthew 22:37-38
John 12:31-33
[Continuing the temptations,] the devil took [Jesus] to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. "I will give it all to you," he said, "if you will kneel down and worship me."
"Get out of here, Satan," Jesus told him. "For the Scriptures say,
'You must worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.'"— Matthew 4:8-10 NLT
Key Thought
What's our breaking point? At what point would we quit honoring God and begin to choose Satan's path? Not a very comfortable question, is it? What if we knew someone had power over the world and would give it to us if we would just acknowledge him as king? What if we knew we would suffer and be offered as a sacrifice because we would not acknowledge him as king? Jesus is Lord, not because he took Satan's phony bargain, but because he refused it. "Get out of here!" Jesus ordered and Satan obeyed — as the next verse describes (Matthew 4:11). But the cost of this victory for Jesus meant a far more gruesome battle to come. Nevertheless, Jesus refused to compromise his devotion to the Father even at the cost of his own comfort, acceptance, and life. Jesus won these battles over Satan and repeatedly chose to walk the path of total devotion to God, at incredible cost, to redeem us!
Today's Prayer
O Lord my God, my heart is filled with admiration, wonder, thanks, and praise. Your plan to redeem me from my sins and adopt me into your family comes at such a high cost to you and Jesus. Thank you for saving me. Thank you for redeeming me from the debt of sin. Jesus, Lord and Christ, thank you for dying to prevent death's power controlling me. Thank you. In your name, I thank you!
Related Scripture Readings
Exodus 20:1-3
Matthew 22:37-38
John 12:31-33