Only One to Worship - Matthew 4:8-10
Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain. The devil showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, and all the great things that are in those kingdoms. The devil said, "If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things." Jesus said to the devil, "Go away from me, Satan! It is written {in the Scriptures }, 'You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him!'" (ERV)
Key Thought
What's your breaking point? At what point would you quit honoring God and begin to choose Satan's path? Not a very comfortable question, is it? What if you knew someone had power over the world and would give it to you if you just acknowledge him as king? What if you knew you would suffer and be offered as a sacrifice because you would not acknowledge him as king? Jesus is Lord. Not because he took Satan's phony bargain, but because he refused it. "Away from me!" Jesus ordered and Satan obeyed. But the cost of this victory meant a far more gruesome battle. But Jesus refused to compromise his devotion to the Father even at the cost of his own comfort, acceptance, and life. Jesus won these battles over Satan and repeatedly chose to walk the path of total devotion to God, at incredible cost, to redeem us!
What's your breaking point? At what point would you quit honoring God and begin to choose Satan's path? Not a very comfortable question, is it? What if you knew someone had power over the world and would give it to you if you just acknowledge him as king? What if you knew you would suffer and be offered as a sacrifice because you would not acknowledge him as king? Jesus is Lord. Not because he took Satan's phony bargain, but because he refused it. "Away from me!" Jesus ordered and Satan obeyed. But the cost of this victory meant a far more gruesome battle. But Jesus refused to compromise his devotion to the Father even at the cost of his own comfort, acceptance, and life. Jesus won these battles over Satan and repeatedly chose to walk the path of total devotion to God, at incredible cost, to redeem us!
Today's Prayer
O Lord my God, my heart is filled with admiration, wonder, thanks, and praise. Your plan to redeem me from my sins and adopt me into your family comes at such a high cost to you and Jesus. Thank you for saving me. Thank you for redeeming me from the debt of sin. Thank you for dying to prevent death's power controlling me. Thank you. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you!
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