The wilderness is supposed to be a place where Jesus is faithful everywhere that we are not when Unfold is exactly how a faithful child of God endures the wilderness, exactly Wilderness to match wits with Satan is a blessing for us all. Now watching from the sideline as our Lord goes out into the Not put the Lord your God to the test.’” You can’t use what is otherwise goodĪnd faithful to trick Jesus into testing his Father. He simply replies, “It is said, ‘You shall But once again Jesusĭoesn’t seem to be phased by this. God’s Son by putting to test these Words of the Bible. Guard you,’ and ‘On their hand they will bear you up, lest you strike your footĪgainst a stone.’” In other words, the temptation is to prove himself to be He quotes Scripture to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself downįrom here, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to This time he takes our Lord toĪ high pinnacle of the temple and again challenges his identity, but this time Wilderness, so he switches his tactic a little. The substitutions we make for the one true God, and so he simply quotes the BibleĪgain, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shallīut Satan is still determined to win this battle in the But Jesus is unmoved by the idols of this age, You know how he calls for separationįrom sin and perversion, yet you embrace the things God despises because it is Know what God says about marriage and commitment and love, but you do things how Of your need to fill your own longings? You know what is right and wrong. How often have you turned a blindĮye to the command and decree of your God because of what you desire, because The richesĪnd glory and power that we all long to have. Right now, it will all be yours.” Oh, the temptation of this world. Some other date, not in a thousand years or at your second coming, but now. Just bow down, just worship me and it is all yours, everything. This is where I roam, where I am king, and I can give it to whomever IĬhoose. He says, “Look this is all mine, it has been delivered to He shows them their prestige and power andĪuthority and glory. “It is written, ‘Man shall notīut Satan isn’t so easily pushed aside. Well, not nothing, he quotes the Word of God. With such power! I would certainly show Satan who is in charge, who is inĬontrol of things, who is the Son of God. Yourself, to show the world who is right and who is wrong. Of glory to prove that he is the Son of God. The temptation isn’t just toįeed himself because he is hungry the temptation is to take up his own cause “If you are the Son of God,” he says, “If you are…Ĭommand this stone to become bread” (Luke 4:3). Away from hisįriends, away from his support and his admiring crowds, away from a consistent Goes there to come face to face with the great tempter of all mankind, that oldĮvil foe, Satan. Today we read about our Lord going out into the wilderness. The wilderness, then, was a place of blessing and You couldn’t rely on the economy of man and had to trust instead in the GOING INTO THE WILDERNESS WORD SEARCH PRO ANSWERS HOW TOBut the wilderness wasn’t merely about punishment it wasĪbout learning how to rely upon God, upon his provisions. The wilderness until you’ve learned your lesson or paid off your debt or You do something bad, you fail to trust in God, so you go into Was a place of testing and trial, a place that many probably viewed as a sort Were longing to return to once they entered the Promised Land. Had spent 40 years wandering the wilderness. The wilderness is viewed as a place to be avoided. Things don’t seem toīe wasted, and there is less of a blur to one’s life when you’re out in theīut not everyone enjoys being in the wilderness. What I miss the most is that you really live every moment. Make, from picking a campsite to getting water and making dinner. There is an intentionality that comes with every move you Our normal lives, you find a renewed sense of focus and connection with the There is something so peaceful and exhilarating about being outĪmongst the lodgepole pines and following a rugged trail through waterĬrossings and over mountain passes. In the High Sierras, I’ve found myself daydreaming about getting back out into Ever since my wife and I returned from our adventure backpacking
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