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Jan 4, 2022 · Based on the story of the wilderness wanderings in the Book of Exodus. Today, as in those days, God leads us to the wilderness so that we might learn how much we need Him. From Michael Card's...
2 days ago · Charles Spurgeon evening devotional for October 31 from the book "Morning and Evening"“I did know you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.”Hosea ...
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In this week's episode, we sit down with Daryl Spradley to discus what "wilderness" really means. For more info on JWI visit hume.org/joshua.
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Jan 9, 2024 · Understanding what it means to be in the wilderness spiritually can aid in navigating these periods of isolation and uncertainty. Our article on what causes spiritual psychosis provides insights on how to cope with intense spiritual experiences.
- Satan The Tempter
- The Spiritual Power of Fasting
- The First Temptation: Stones Into Bread
- The Second Temptation: Jump Off A Building and Trust God
- The Third Temptation: I’ll Give You Everything If . . .
- Three Lessons For Christians Today
First, we must recognize that Satan’s efforts to tempt did not cease after that 40-day confrontation. One of the Bible’s descriptors of Satan is “the tempter” (Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5). Tempting is a part of his nature. Even now, the tempter is very active. He uses a wide range of methods to entice us to sin and turn from God’s way of life...
In Luke’s account, we read that Jesus fasted, or “ate nothing,” during those 40 days (Luke 4:2). The tempter is still busy today. He’s still bombarding us with alluring temptations to sin.Jesus fasted for a specific reason: to strengthen His relationship with the Father by humbling Himself. He understood that in order to withstand Satan’s temptatio...
Satan’s first temptation was specifically tailored to exploit Jesus’ weak physical condition. “Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread’” (Matthew 4:3). Because hunger was Jesus’ biggest vulnerability at this moment, Satan zeroed in on that and tried to tempt Jesus to use His powe...
For Satan’s next attempt, he transported Jesus into Jerusalem and placed Him at the highest point of the temple. Many believe this was the southeast corner of the temple, some 450 feet above the Kidron Valley—roughly the equivalent height of a 41-story skyscraper. As Jesus looked down at the steep drop, Satan said, “If You are the Son of God, throw...
After his first two temptations failed, Satan decided to pull out all the stops and tempt Jesus with more than just bread or God’s protection. This time he offered Jesus . . . everything. Literally. Satan took Jesus up to a massive mountain and “showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory” (Matthew 4:8). This would have included the va...
The tempter is still busy today. He’s still bombarding us with alluring temptations to sin. Here are three lessons we can learn about overcoming temptation from Jesus’ example: 1. Grow closer to God by practicing the spiritual disciplines. The four basic spiritual disciplines are prayer, fasting, meditation and Bible study. We are told Jesus fasted...
Apr 23, 2021 · ‘In Wildness is the preservation of the World’. In his essay Walking, published in The Atlantic in June of 1862, Henry David Thoreau writes one of his most famous lines, “in Wildness is...
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in the wilderness. idiom. Add to word list. If someone, such as a politician, is in the wilderness, they no longer have a position of authority, fame, or success and are not now in the news: After five years in the political wilderness, she was recalled to be foreign minister.
