What Happens Here:
- Jesus spends 40 days in the desert where he is tempted by the devil.
- Jesus teaches the people of Nazareth but they became angry and threw him out.
- Jesus drives out and evil Spirit out of a man in Caperneum.
- Jesus heal's Simon's mother-in-law
- Jesus drives out many demons, not allowing them to speak because they know he is the Christ
Reflection:
While in the desert, the devil tries tempting Jesus with three things: physical satisfaction, mastery over the world (in exchange for worshiping Satan), and the protection of God's angels.
Jesus responds:
- a person does not live on bread alone, meaning physical satisfaction is nothing without spiritual food
- you must worship the Lord your God and serve only Him
- do not test the Lord your God.
All of these responses are from the scriptures, but so were Satan's temptations. Satan will try to use the scriptures to trip us up which is why it is important that we know the word and have it in our hearts, that way the enemy cannot tempt us with snippets of the word presented for unbiblical purposes. There is a difference between knowing the scriptures and knowing the truth.
The Essence:
Know the word of God in your heart so that the enemy will fail when he tries to tempt you with the scriptures, presented in a twisted way for evil purposes.
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