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Jesus did it all

Luke 4:12&13
"12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a season."

This is the third temptation from Satan to Jesus. Satan is very tricky, while at great heights he is twisting scripture, quoting Psalm ninety-one, verses eleven and twelve, BUT, God doesn't mean it the way Satan delivers it. It's not a challenge to get someone to try to hurt themselves and have angles protect you. Many of Satan's temptations try to trick you to do something that will hurt you. Making you think you won't get hurt. Maybe Making you RATIONALIZE what you are doing. Tell yourself a RATION OF LIES.

We have to know the TRUTH in the Holy Bible that we can spot the LIES when we see them. Jesus spots this lie and responds with a quote from Deuteronomy chapter six, verse sixteen, in today'sverses; "And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt NOT TEMPT the Lord thy God. And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he DEPARTED from Him for a season."

Satan wanted Jesus to ILLEGITIMATELY claim the promise of Psalms. In doing so, Jesus would demonstrate to all of Israel that He was indeed the Son of God. This dramatic event, would mean Jesus acting in His OWN timing and outside of the plan of God the Father. Temptation, by definition, requires an offer of something attractive. This temptation is designed, to appeal to Jesus' desire to skip the suffering of the cross. A flashy, public miracle might have led to Christ immediately taking the throne of Israel. 

This temptation would amount to testing God to keep His Word, instead of obeying God by following His will. Jesus is the Son of God, and He believes the commands of Scripture apply to Him as much as to any other human being. He must remain obedient to God's Word in order to stand in as the sacrifice for the sins of humanity. Jesus did it all for you and me!!!

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... https://youtu.be/IAiJX4_wMv4

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