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Monday, January 26, 2009
True Bread, True Word
Jesus ate nothing for 40 days and nights. After this, he was
very hungry. The devil came to Jesus to tempt him. The devil
said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become
bread." Jesus answered him, "It is written {in the
Scriptures}, 'It is not just bread that keeps people alive.
People's lives depend on what God says.'"
-- Matthew 4:2-4 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Just as Israel faced the battle of temptation in the desert, Jesus
does, too. But unlike Israel which always seemed to get hung up on
physical needs rather than following God, Jesus chose to honor and
focus on the Father rather than himself. Nowhere is this seen more
clearly than in the two great temptation crises of his ministry: his
temptations here and in the Garden shortly before his death. In both
situations, and all the others in between, Jesus chose God's will and
God's glory over his own needs and desires. God's word, God's will, was
what Jesus fed on more than physical food. He is our example that we
should not try to live a day without our spiritual food or our souls
will be hungrier than our bellies on a 40 day fast!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father, God, who fills every empty place and fulfills every need,
stir me to a holy hunger for your Word and an insatiable appetite to do
your will. I confess that I find it so hard to keep my mind off the
distractions my undisciplined appetite craves, so please help me learn
that my only lasting answer to true hunger is with you. Through the
grace of Jesus' intercession I pray. Amen.
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