Day 278: Matthew 4 and Luke 4-5

Today on Meditating the Word: Jesus is tested in the wilderness, Jesus begins to preach, Jesus calls his first disciples, Jesus heals the sick; Jesus is rejected at Nazareth, Jesus drives out an impure spirit, Jesus heals the man with leprosy, Jesus forgives and heals a paralyzed man, Jesus calls Levi and eats with sinners, Jesus is questioned about fasting.

This is Day 278. Today we are reading Matthew 4 and Luke 4-5
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Father God, in reading about the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, we see that he faced the same temptation that we face today... A question of identity. If you are the son of God. The enemy attacks us by trying to make us doubt who we are in Christ. And You have given us the same weapons that Jesus used to defeat the enemy... Authority and Your Word. When the enemy came at Jesus, he responded with the Word. And he spoke with authority. Help us to do the same Father. Part of the purpose for reading Your Word is to equip ourselves with weapons, with Your Words, so that whenever we face an attack, or a doubt, or a fear, we can speak Your Word with Authority and quench every fiery dart of the wicked. Thank You, Father, that You have not left us defenseless. Thank You for Your Word. Amen

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