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Pride and Joy!

Luke 4:1&2
"1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days He did eat nothing: and when they were ended, He afterward hungered."

This past week we studied The Lamb of God, the priceless sacrifice. In Christ God was reconciling the world, or as the Greeks would express it; the KOSMOS! That's literally everything!! Including you and me! Look in the mirror, God died on the cross for YOU. I know it's unbelievable, but it's TRUE! 
JESUS SAVES YOU.

Not only that, Jesus also teaches us how to live our lives! This week we shall look into the verses from the Gospel of Luke where Jesus was alone in the wilderness with Satan! Jesus had to of told His Disciples about this experience so they could learn how to resist temptation and the efforts of Satan to destroy their lives.

God's spirit had descended upon Jesus as He was baptized by John the Baptizer. The heavens opened and God announced that this is His Son, His PRIDE and JOY! After this great event Jesus took some time off, retreating to the wilderness where He fasted for forty days. Most likely in meditation and prayer. His relationship with God had to be at it's strongest. This is when Satan visits Jesus. Today's verses; "And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days He did eat nothing: and when they were ended, He afterward hungered."
Jesus is "hungry" and Satan thinks he can take advantage of this situation...

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