Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and

apply scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through

Friday as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Hey, welcome to our study this morning from Luke the fourth chapter. The Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the

wilderness. He fasts for 40 days and faces intense temptation from the devil. Satan asks Jesus to turn

rocks into bread, to accept kingdoms from the devil, and to jump and challenge God to catch him.

On every occasion, Jesus quotes scripture, gives credit to God, and refuses to fall in the face of temptation.

Following this, Jesus comes to Nazareth, enters the synagogue, and asks to read from the book of Isaiah.

He reads about the favorable year of the Lord and proclaims that the time has come.

They doubt him and even try to drive him off a cliff.

Jesus goes to Copernium, where he is better received,

he preaches the kingdom of God and casts out demons and heals many.

The devil uses three common tools to tempt Jesus,

the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the boastful pride of life. This is how he tempted Adam and Eve in the beginning, and this is how he tempts us. Jesus uses faith, scripture, and wisdom

to reject him, and we can do the same in his

name. Jesus is the anointed one and our helper, and has ushered in a favorable age of victory over the

devil. Jesus has proven his power in the wilderness, but also in casting out demons, healing the sick,

and proving his limitless power. Even the demons proclaim him to be, quote, the Holy One of God. How much more so should

he be to us? Let's spend some time with a few questions from today's read. Question one, have you tried categorizing temptations?

When you feel it coming, identify if Satan is tempting your eye, your flesh, or your pride.

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