“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit
into the desert to be tempted by the devil.”
Matthew 4:1
Have you experienced the wilderness
test?
It is a test that God brings into
your life to teach you that your resources cannot sustain you.
If you are to be used by God in great
things, you must settle the fact that He is your source and you are not.
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
The temptations the devil brought to
Jesus were meant to test who Jesus chose as his source.
Who would He choose when the devil
offered Him bread?
He had fasted for forty days and was
hungry.
Would he partner with the devil and
satisfy His physical hunger?
He partnered with His heavenly Father
declaring:
“Man does not
live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
Who would He choose when the devil
tempted Him to throw himself off the highest point of the temple?
He would not foolishly cast himself
down but declared:
“…do not put
the Lord your God to the test.”
Finally, he was offered all the
kingdoms of the world if He would bow down and worship the devil.
Again, He partnered with God and declared:
“Away from me
Satan! For it is written: ‘worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.”
Three times Jesus faced the
wilderness test.
Whose resources would He choose to
sustain Him?
Three times He chose to partner with
His heavenly Father.
If you have not yet faced the
wilderness test; you will.
When you do – choose to partner with
God.
You must learn that God’s resources
are needed to do God’s work.
Your resources can’t sustain heaven’s
agenda on earth!
Have you experienced the wilderness
test?
It is a test that God brings into
your life to teach you that your resources cannot sustain you.
If you are to be used by God in great
things, you must settle the fact that He is your source and you are not.
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
The temptations the devil brought to
Jesus were meant to test who Jesus chose as his source.
Who would He choose when the devil
offered Him bread?
He had fasted for forty days and was
hungry.
Would he partner with the devil and
satisfy His physical hunger?
He partnered with His heavenly Father
declaring:
“Man does not
live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
Who would He choose when the devil
tempted Him to throw himself off the highest point of the temple?
He would not foolishly cast himself
down but declared:
“…do not put
the Lord your God to the test.”
Finally, he was offered all the
kingdoms of the world if He would bow down and worship the devil.
Again, He partnered with God and declared:
“Away from me
Satan! For it is written: ‘worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.”
Three times Jesus faced the
wilderness test.
Whose resources would He choose to
sustain Him?
Three times He chose to partner with
His heavenly Father.
If you have not yet faced the
wilderness test; you will.
When you do – choose to partner with
God.
You must learn that God’s resources
are needed to do God’s work.
Your resources can’t sustain heaven’s
agenda on earth!
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