Every Day With Jesus Devotional, January 16, 2023
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Every Day With Jesus
January 16: Satan’s Power Is Limited
Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke 4:13 {Note: This is the verse Pastor Andrew is going to teach on}
Matthew 4:1-11
The Temptation of Jesus
1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred {Note: hungry}. 3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world {Note: these are demonic kingdoms}, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Mark 1:12-13
The Temptation of Jesus
12And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Luke 4:1-13
The Temptation of Jesus
(Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13)
1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. 8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Pastor Andrew teaches on how "Satan's power is Limited"
The wording of this verse implies that Satan exhausted his arsenal of temptations on Jesus and then had to leave. We have mistakenly given him too much credit. He does not have a limitless number of temptations to pull on us. As 1 John 2:16 says, there are three areas where the devil tempts us: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Jesus’ three temptations correspond to these three categories.
By giving Satan limitless powers and abilities, we have made him bigger than he is. The truth is, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Cor. 10:13).
Satan would like you to think he is tougher than he really is. One of his {satan's} greatest weapons is intimidation, but Jesus defeated him on every score. His teeth have been pulled! Now he can only roar as a lion seeking to devour uninformed souls who don’t know their authority in Jesus Christ. (1 Pet. 5:8.)
Today, walk in the truth that whatever Satan is fighting you with is only temporary. Don’t quit-and the devil will have to quit. In due season you will reap, if you faint not. (Gal. 6:9.) {Note: Amen hallelujah!!!}
Devotional by Pastor Andrew Wommack
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