Did the Devil Show Up In Your Fast?
Luke 4:1-2
2 Corinthians 2:11
"So that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.''
Luke 4:1-2 (NLT)
“Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.”
1. Highlights you’re deficiency to question your identity.
Luke 4:3 (NLT)
“Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
Luke 4:4 (NLT)
“But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’”
2. He suggested a “better/quicker” alternatives
Luke 4:5-7 (NLT)
“Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. I will give it all to you if you will worship me.”
Luke 4:8 (NLT)
“Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him."
3. He pushes you to attempt to manipulate God based on your identity
Luke 4:9, 11 (NLT)
“Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone."
Every response Jesus Gives is from the WORD of God. The Word quoting the word. The WORD standing on the eternal word.
Luke 4:4 (NLT)
“But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone."
Luke 4:8(NLT)
“Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him."
Luke 4:12 (NLT)
“Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God."
Luke 4:14 (NLT)
“Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region.”
