Led By The Spirit
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he
was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God,
command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is
written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from
the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the
pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw
yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot
against a stone.’”
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord
your God to the test.’”
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him
all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, “All
these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Jesus said to
him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and
serve only him.’”
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on
him.
There is a place called The Devil’s Soup Bowl. It is filled with
nothing but trees and weeds. It is the perfect name for a formation that offers
something of interest but ends up providing nothing. The devil is a deceiver.
His menu is a bowl of tricks that delivers only empty promises and broken
dreams.
Satan offers
nothing but tricks and deceit.
Our Daily
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