May 19, 2026
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Reading along with us in 1 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
Luke 4 (NIV)
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.…..Continue Reading
Not surprising that Satan’s temptations would come in the form of things that men typically struggle with or desire. Physical needs through hunger, our desire for power and wealth, and finally our need to see signs and wonders. Luckily, Jesus was no ordinary man and did not need any of this but rather just to obey His Father’s commands.
Jesus heals so many and casts out so many demons, His works were known and people were seeking Him out. Unfortunate that in His own hometown they could not see past their own bias of who they thought Him to be and missed what was right in fronnt of them. But I suppose that is another one of our weaknesses, judging books by the cover doesn’t usually end well for us and yet we still tend to do it.
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The Holy Spirit led Jesus where ever he was sent. The devil could not trick him or tempt him even though he offered Jesus everything. The devil does the same thing to us. We should aways go to Jesus and be led by the Holy Sprit so we can recognize the thousands of temptations and kick them out in Jesus name. Thank you Holy Spirit!Then start all over again come morning where we will put on all of God’s amour to be ready for the new day!
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Jesus shows His humanity by being hungry and shows His resolve and knowledge of the Word to defend against the temptation of satan even in His weakened state. May we find the will and the wisdom to do the same. And Jesus must have seen something beyond what the people of Nazareth were saying because He calls them out on things that the text doesn’t mention. But Jesus also may be challenging them to see how true the words they said about Him were true. But clearly Jesus was more concerned about truth than wining a popularity contest and is in control of His destiny beyond what humans could do to Him. And Jesus shows His power over evil spirits and over human sickness by doing what He does here. But Jesus also took time to spend with His Father and understood His mission to share His message all over Judea.
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’ This is a good verse to tell ourselves as we begin each day. Jesus often goes to a solitary place while people look for him. He knows that his relationship with God is first and foremost, giving him guidance, strength and peace. This is what we all need to do as well if we want to live a life worthy of the calling that the Lord has given us. As stated in Colossians 1:10…live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience…
Jesus’ rebuke to the Jewish leadership is cleverly relayed as he points out Gods work through history among the Gentiles. The book of Luke highlights this especially.
Psalm 106; Ezekiel 28; 1 Chronicles 4-8; Luke 2-4
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Of course, Satan comes to Jesus AFTER The 40 days when Jesus has not eaten or drank tired, thirsty, hungry he’ll come to us at our weakest point and of course Jesus uses the scripture to counter Satan‘s attacks and that’s what we must do. But for it to be effective, we must not only have verses memorized, but to have strong faith in God’s promises, that He has written for us if we read them daily and apply them to our lives. Then our sword will always be sharp.
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