(NIV) Luke 4:18 “…He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners…” Jesus the Messiah was prophesied to come and live among us. He was sent by God the Father. He came openly, not secretly. He was sent by the Sovereign LORD, with His Spirit. (See Isaiah 48:16) When Jesus was sent by […]
Jesus went to His hometown of Nazareth and announced a stunning message in the synagogue on a Sabbath. When the scroll was given Him, He opened to the prophet Isaiah and read what had been prophesied many hundreds of years earlier concerning Messiah. (NIV) Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because […]
(NASB) Isaiah 12:1-3 “THEN YOU will say on that day, ‘I will give thanks to You, O LORD; For although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, And You comfort me. 2 ‘Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and […]
What would the Lord God of the Bible have me to do this day? Have you ever asked Him that? Jesus walked through His days seeking His Father’s direction for Him. Should we not do the same? Jesus went to where His relatives, friends and neighbors lived. Jesus went to His hometown, Nazareth, to […]
(NASB) Luke 4:14-15 “And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. 15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.” (underlining added) Look at the key words “in the power of the Spirit”. Jesus was in the will […]
Jesus returned to Galilee from the wilderness. He had been baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist and then led by the Spirit of God into 40 days of fasting…in the wilderness. Jesus returned “in the power of the Spirit”. Jesus returned and began teaching in the synagogues. Jesus returned and was […]
(NASB) Luke 4:13 “When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.” Jesus resisted the temptations Satan gave Him in the wilderness after His baptism by John the Baptist. How did He do that? He used the sword of the Spirit: “It is written…” And that is what you […]
(NASB) Romans 15:13 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
(NASB) Luke 4:13 “When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.” Satan was rebuffed by Jesus with the sword of the Spirit…the word of God. Not once but three times the rapier thrusts of Jesus found their mark with “It is written…” God’s words overcame Satan’s attacks, attacks […]
With the three temptations Satan gave the Lord Jesus in the wilderness, Jesus overcame all those temptations with “It is written…” He did not argue or rationalize with the devil. This is also what you and I are to do…simply take our stand with God’s word… “It is written…” (See Luke 4:1-13) Jesus […]