After Jesus was baptized the Holy Spirit led him into the wilderness
where he fasted for forty days and forty nights. The Bible says after Jesus had fasted he was hungry. I am sure after fasting for forty days and forty nights
His body was also very weak. And not to mention he was in the wilderness with
all kinds of bugs and he probably was feeling uncomfortable, and even after all
of this the devil came to tempt him.
With every temptation Jesus fought back with the Word of
God. That’s why it so important for us to be in our word, so when anything
tries to come up against we have the Word to speak to that situation. Jesus didn't give up, he was determined to fulfill the plans that he knew God had
over his life.
Jesus didn't so happen to stumble into the wilderness, no,
he was actually led their by the Spirit. God wanted to lead him there to test
Him.
Matthew 4:4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
God wanted to know would Jesus be faithful to Him and serve
Him only. Actually that was one of the things the devil tempted Jesus with, but
Jesus got so upset and actually rebuked the devil telling him that He would
only serve God. Amen!
Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to the devil, “Get away, Satan.
It is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.’”
It wasn't until after Jesus was tempted that then he went
out and started to preach and teach the gospel.
Maybe the reason why God is not blessing some people with money
is because He knows they wouldn't come to church anymore. Some people only
serve God because they want to know what He can do for them and not what they
can do for Him to advance His kingdom here on earth. God wants us to be responsible
when He gives us an assignment, position or when He blesses us with things. Everything should be to advance His kingdom
and give Him glory.
So when I spent time with God for those hours I must say I
felt so at peace. I have to admit that is the longest I have spent with Him in
a while. He revealed to me my purpose and things that I needed to do to
effectively work my purpose.
When God is preparing you do what He says. He is only doing
it for your benefit. He cares about you so much. I am just in awe about how much He cares for
me. It really humbles me and I trust Him completely. He knows what He is doing
we just have to get on board with His plans. You can do this!
God’s grace is limitless,
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