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An Appetite for Bread

Matthew 4:3
"And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."

Jesus came to us as a baby. A baby that needed to be fed! Just like we ALL need to eat? How many times a day? Even if we do NOT "fast" for forty days we get HUNGRY. We need to eat to be healthy and to be strong. Sometimes we eat BIG meals and other times little snacks. Jesus would have had many meals before He came here to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Practitioners of fasting say it's really isn’t about NOT eating food. It’s about FEASTING on the fullness of every divine blessing secured for us in Christ. Fasting opens our hearts to experience the presence of God. It attunes our souls to hear His voice. It helps practitioners experience His love and the fullness of His joy. So, it should be seen that Jesus's time here did not make Him more venerable. No, it made Him stronger and prepared Him for what the devil is about to tempt Him with!

Today's verse; "And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread." Don't you see how weak and pathetic the devil is? The Devil's TEMPTATION is for the "Bread of Life" to turn rocks into bread! The God who became incarnate in Bethlehem, or in Hebrew "Bet Leḥem" which means the “House of Bread.” This is The Son of GOD, son of the GOD who made manna fall from the sky to feed the Israelites when they were hungry in the wilderness.  And! The devil knows it!!

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link (This week we feature the children's Christmas pagent) ... https://youtu.be/54x08mraNVA
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