Series: Devotion

The devil offered to Jesus what Herod feared; tempting Jesus with “the kingdom of the world and it’s glory” to worship him (Mat 4:8).
Worship is to God alone.

The devil in the Bible promises secret honors.
The little pendant the devil pounds into ones flesh, is pride.
Pride wants to be God (see Isaiah 14:12-14).

The rest of the guests will begin to notice, and they will be talk. Was it bad planning? People’s tongues will wag, and it will embarrass the family for years.

One passing judgment shows there is something wrong.
Such a person can’t be trusted. Getting basic things wrong, the Holy Spirit is not speaking through him.

God is saying; we are not forsaken nor left abandoned in the ruins of our sin. He has made a way for us to rise from the rubble, to become His beloved children.

As citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem; with our children’s children and countless generations before us, we will surely enjoy Jesus’ blessings of eternal peace.

Jesus did not merely line up with sinners; He took our place, standing alone beneath the Father’s just wrath against sin. He bore our sins in His body on the cross, suffering the penalty of death that we deserved.

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Most shocking thing is that Jesus, the Messiah joined them. He stood beside them in their rejection, just as He stands beside us too. Jesus was baptized for us.