For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life...
After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are,...
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread...
it was a year of redirection. The Lord showed me that the plans He has for my next few years will probably not mirror my own. I do think there are seeds He’s planted; they’ll just be sprouting in a different place. The realization was hard. ...
hunger and thirst of Adam’s fallen race. He was tempted like us in every respect. He even “emptied Himself” by refusing to cling to His privileges, advantages, and prerogatives as God. By becoming fully human, His divine nature took on certain limitations, including time and space, know...
God longs for you to come to Him. He died so you can be saved. Your suffering doesn’t go unnoticed by an absent God. He is there in the midst of it, revealing Himself, drawing you to His saving grace. So the next time you are tempted to ask, “Why?” open your Bible. See ...
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[o] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread...
Although Jesus was tempted like we are (Mat 4:1–11;Mk 1:12–13;Lk 4:1–13;Heb 2:18;4:15), he was without sin (Jn 8:46;Heb 4:15;1 Jn 3:5). Jesus was sent by God to be the last Adam, the federal head of a new humanity. Where the first Adam failed, Jesus succeeded...
The disappointing ordinariness of this concert tempted me to almost dropping acid in search of this ultimate experience. Fortunately, my Scottish side protected me from my foolishness. There was no way I was going to be overcharged $4 for LSD. A month later, God ripped open the heavens and ...
Like Cleopas and his friend, we can be tempted to grumble and argue about the unmet expectations we experience. To this Jesus asked, “What things?”Jesus knows all those things.He wants you to know he knows those things. He understands those things. In fact, Jesus encountered those things...