Daily Manna 2 January
MEMORY VERSE: “And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written” (LUKE 4:17).
READ: Luke 4:1-22
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit [a]into the wilderness,
2 being [b]tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, [c]but by every word of God.’ ”
5 [d]Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
7 Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
8 And Jesus answered and said to him, [e]“Get behind Me, Satan! [f]For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
9 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.
10 For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,’
11 and,‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not[g]tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
13 Now when the devil had ended every [h]temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.
15 And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me [i]to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are [j]oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
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The story was told of an orphan who lost his parents when he was just eight years old. He was the only surviving son of the family. His parents were very wealthy with great assets. Shortly before their death, they willed everything to him without his knowledge. Life became so difficult for him thereafter until he found the will. The discovery opened a new chapter in his life.
Christ came to fulfil the mandate of His heavenly Father to reconcile the world, blinded by Satan and sin, unto God. Our text figures out different temptations from Satan to divert Christ’s attention from focusing on what was written concerning Him. He faced three specific temptations after forty days of fasting in the wilderness. Satan tried Him using legitimate needs like food, spiritual gifting and worship of other gods apart from the almighty God. In it all, Christ focused on His original mission because He knew what was written concerning Him.
The world is plagued with challenges of life. The only panacea for a believer is to key into the unfailing promises of God written concerning him. Christ, our perfect Example, overcame the temptations that confronted Him because of His assurance on what was written concerning Him. To make it to the end, every believer must constantly study and meditate on the word of God.
There is great value in becoming what God has written concerning us. The distress of life – fear of death, temptations and snares of the wicked – become easier under the shelter of the Lord. There is a promise in the Bible that fits exactly into a situation. The key that opens the door to your victory over temptations and trials is provided in the word of God.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Victory is certain for those who rest on the word of God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 4-6
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Daily Manna 2 January 2021
