Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Journey of Salvation - 1

Are You in the Right Place?

Matthew 6:1-6

Do Good to Please God

   “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

      The Model Prayer

     “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and
 your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly
In the Wilderness with the Devil

Luke 4:1-13

Satan Tempts Jesus

   Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.

   And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
   But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”

   Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”

   And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
   Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written:
  ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,
 To keep you,’
  and,
 ‘In their hands they shall bear you up,

 Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
      And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
   Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.

[Message No: 6966]

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