DCLM Daily Manna 17 January 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Don’t Tempt The Lord
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TOPIC: Don’t Tempt The Lord (DCLM Daily Manna 17 January 2024)
KEY VERSE: “Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God” (Matthew 4:7).
TEXT: Matthew 4:1-11 (KJV)
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungered.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands, they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:
Bartel Elshout, in ‘The Banners of Truth,’ listed three ways one can tempt God. One, by challenging Him; two, by putting Him on trial; three, by subjecting Him to one’s way of thinking. The writer said, “To challenge God means to deliberately and consciously defy God and His revealed will, summarised in His holy law. To challenge God is to knowingly and consciously deviate from the pathway of God’s commandments”.
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Satan, in today’s passage, came to tempt Jesus. He initiated this attempt against the Lord to make Him deviate from God’s plan and purpose for His life. Here, Satan attempted to put to the test set to distribute His knowledge, will, power, and wisdom. God cannot be tempted; He knows everything right from the beginning to the end. His understanding is without limitation. Although he tried several times, Jesus never yielded.
When we doubt God’s love and mercy and realize how much He cares for us, we tempt the Lord when we disregard His grace and deliberately do what is evil. Anytime we go against God’s revealed truth, it is tantamount to disagreeing with His terms; this tempts the Lord.
You must learn to appreciate who God is. He may allow some crises in your life; it is not to destroy you but to know how far you can depend on Him in the face of adversities. There may be no immediate employment after graduation or child after marriage. Yet, you must not tempt God by complaining. If you believe and trust Him sincerely, He will bring the best out of your most trying situations.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
We are called to trust God, not tempt Him.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Acts 7-8
Deeper Life Daily Manna For Today 2024 was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, founder and general superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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