"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.
Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region."
Luke 4:1-2, 13-14 (NKJV)
Over the years, I have driven through a lot of places. There were times I traveled through some very nice places with some great scenery. Other times, I went through places I would have avoided altogether if it was possible to do so. But, since I did not build the roads or create the routes themselves, all I could do was go from one place to another, no matter what things looked like. And besides, the views I had were not as important as getting to where I needed to go was.
Luke 4 shows us the story of Jesus going through the wilderness and His being tempted by the devil. When Jesus started His journey into and through the wilderness, He was led by the Spirit as to where He went, He spoke God's Word to the devil in every temptation, and Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit. Jesus successfully went through the wilderness. It even says that Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit, not that His life was ruined or He needed therapy after what He went through.
Everyone likes great experiences with God, but there are times we will go through a wilderness type situation as we move forward in God's plan for our life. We need to learn from Jesus and have the same kind of wilderness experience that He had, a successful one. No matter what is going on in your life today, be determined to continue following the leading of the Holy Spirit and continue to focus on and speak God's Word. That is how we successfully go through the wilderness and come out even stronger on the other side of the journey.
being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region."
Luke 4:1-2, 13-14 (NKJV)
Over the years, I have driven through a lot of places. There were times I traveled through some very nice places with some great scenery. Other times, I went through places I would have avoided altogether if it was possible to do so. But, since I did not build the roads or create the routes themselves, all I could do was go from one place to another, no matter what things looked like. And besides, the views I had were not as important as getting to where I needed to go was.
Luke 4 shows us the story of Jesus going through the wilderness and His being tempted by the devil. When Jesus started His journey into and through the wilderness, He was led by the Spirit as to where He went, He spoke God's Word to the devil in every temptation, and Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit. Jesus successfully went through the wilderness. It even says that Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit, not that His life was ruined or He needed therapy after what He went through.
Everyone likes great experiences with God, but there are times we will go through a wilderness type situation as we move forward in God's plan for our life. We need to learn from Jesus and have the same kind of wilderness experience that He had, a successful one. No matter what is going on in your life today, be determined to continue following the leading of the Holy Spirit and continue to focus on and speak God's Word. That is how we successfully go through the wilderness and come out even stronger on the other side of the journey.
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