Watch for hidden signs of the rejection of God’s authority

Guard your heart from being drawn by lustful passion

Return to the safety of solid footing

Jesus' entrance on Palm Sunday produced instead a Crisis of Faith for the people… God’s working today often produces a crisis of faith for us as He doesn’t provide what we want to see.

What are you wanting to see God do in your current reality that is leading you into a crisis of Faith?

What step can you take today to believe in Jesus and trust the Father?

To walk in confident assurance you need to walk in the light and watch your step.

The goal of our journey is to know Christ and who you are in Him - Identity in Christ

The walk is in the light of the eternal and not on the path of the temporal

We need to follow guides on this journey only as far as they follow Christ

The Power of the Son - the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ    (2 Peter 1:16)

The Power of the Father - The Glory and Honor of the Father (2 Peter 1:17-18)

The Power of the Spirit through the proclamation of the Word of God    (2 Peter 1:19-21)

"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power the enables him even to subject all things to himself.” – Philippians 3:20-21

We can only grow in Christlikeness and reflect or resonate the Character of God as we deepen into the Gospel.

Clothing Ourselves to Serve in Humility

Clothe yourselves, all of you with humility toward one another. 

All of US - Be Humble

Our humility toward others is an expression of our humility toward God. 

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the jordan and was let by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 

The designation 40 is used many times in scripture (40 days of rain, 40 days Moses spent on Mt. Sinai, 40 years wandering of Israel, 40 days of Goliath’s taunting, 40 days Elijah was in the wilderness). 

He fasted 40 days - he was at a place of vulnerability and weakness. 

Satan is real - a created being; a rebellious/fallen angel. While an adversary (fighting against God and those who follow God), Satan is limited. He is not omniscient, nor is he omnipotent, nor is he omnipresent. Those qualities are limited to God alone. 

The verb, “to be tempted” describes a continuous action - relentless.

As we look further into this passage on the Tempation of Jesus we find 3 Crucial areas of temptation:

The Self Gratification of our Physical needs and desires

The Self Exaltation through Pride

The Self Protection by use of Power and Control

And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”...And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

Are you taking Jesus' presence for granted?

Does Jesus Amaze and Astonish you?

Are you allowing Jesus to bring you to the Father?

Are you allowing the Father to take first place in your life?

What are you looking for?

Where will your search take you?

 

I would pose to you today that our search take us to the cradle of Christ from where we look on to find the cross of Christ.

What we are seeking is not merely power, safety or security… what we are truly in need of is Salvation!

Through Jesus we see Salvation from Sin providing us with permanent Purification

Through Jesus we see God's Glory Revealed giving us Progressive Peace

Through Jesus we see redemption accomplished giving us purpose in proclamation