The Temptation of Jesus

The temptation was an invitation to worship Satan, to abandon his loyalty to his heavenly father, to join forces with Satan, and to dismiss himself from the pain, the rejection, the suffering that awaits him. Jesus' rebuke, super simple, very powerful. He's drawing this time from Deuteronomy six verse 13. But, Satan's proposal could have easily been defeated with just the first commandment. No other gods before me. The end. [00:49:51] (30 seconds)  #FirstCommandmentVictory

Because so many of us come before God like, I'm not worthy to come before God. I'm not good enough to come before God. I'm a sinner. I can't God won't listen to me. No. This verse addresses that perfectly. Because we have a savior, a high priest that has been through it. He identifies with us. He's not sinned but he empathizes. He knows what it's like. Because of that, we can come before God's throne of grace with confidence because Jesus has been there and done that. [00:30:11] (31 seconds)  #ComeBoldlyToGod

Satan takes the truth and he just twists it just a little bit. He takes what God made and he develops a counterfeit version. He does this in so many areas of our life. It might look exactly the same on the outside, but it's a fake. It's a fraud. It's not right, and it will lead you away from God and his will for your life. We are called to rely on God for our strength and then Jesus resisted temptation through the power of the word of God. [00:40:11] (36 seconds)  #SpotTheCounterfeit

God's protection is absolutely upon those that love him, those that take refuge in him, as the psalm says, but it's not our place to test God whether or not he might protect us due to our poor choices. You don't speed off down the highway doing a 110 going, God, just watch over me. No. That's not what this verse is about. We're not talking about taking a risk to serve God here. No. That's different. [00:44:36] (32 seconds)  #DontTestGod

This topic of temptation is a heavy one. It's not one that people like to talk about or deal with because like, I'm good. I can I'm I can handle this. No. No, we can't. It's when we go alone that we can't handle it. We need God. We follow Jesus' example. He had the spirit of God and the word of God with him to fight those battles. We have the spirit of God, the word of God, and the people of God as well to fight those battles. Would you please embrace that? [00:59:58] (29 seconds)  #WeNeedGodsHelp

Quit telling God you can't resist, you can't stop you. Quit telling God that. And give God the glory and the power and the credit and admit you can't do it, but he can. Let's kick Satan out of the door. First John four four, our great reminder, you, dear children, are from God and have overcome them because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. A constant reminder to believers. Don't ever forget that. [00:48:17] (35 seconds)  #OvercomeInChrist

See, sometimes we are the most vulnerable to satan's attacks right after a moment of spiritual victory or a spiritual high in our lives. And, you people that have experienced it know exactly what I'm talking about. Oftentimes, right after someone accepts Christ and is baptized, they find themselves under maybe the most severe attacks of their lives. You see, Satan doesn't want it to take hold. He doesn't want you to grow, to get roots, to begin to fully rely on God. [00:26:36] (32 seconds)  #VulnerableAfterVictory

But you'll be protected from certain death. How does extreme does the reality need to be for your situation? Allowing along that path, God will provide a chance, way out for you to choose him, to pursue him, to avoid the trap. Why? Because God knows the outcome. He knows if you, then this. But if you, then that. He wants to provide that other option for you. He doesn't want you to get hurt. He doesn't want your family to get hurt. He knows there is a better way. [00:57:31] (38 seconds)  #GodProvidesEscape