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Tuesday 10/12/21
Overcoming the Enemy

1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
 2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
 3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
 4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
 5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
 6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
 7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
 8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
 9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
 10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
 11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
 12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
 13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
 14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
 15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
 16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
 17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
 19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
 20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
 21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
 22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
 23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
 24And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
 25But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
 26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
 27And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
 28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
 29And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
 30But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
 31And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
 32And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
 33And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
 34Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
 35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
 36And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
 37And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
 38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
 39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
 40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
 41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
 42And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
 43And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
 44And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
Written By: God through Inspiration
Penned By: Luke
Date Penned: (60 AD)
Overview: Luke Presents the Life of Christ (c 1-24)
Theme:  The Birth & Preparation of Jesus, the Savior (c 1-4)
Message: Jesus Ministers to All   (v 1-38)

Luke 4 Commentary

(4:1-13) Satan Tempts Jesus in the Wilderness - This section shows Jesus as the Son of God defeating Satan in open combat. No argument or temptation could daunt the Lord Jesus. This temptation by Satan also reveals that, though Jesus was human and subject to human temptations, he was perfect because he overcame all the temptations that Satan presented to him. The story of Jesus’ temptation is an important demonstration of his power and sinlessness. He faced temptation and did not give in. His followers should trust in him as they face temptations that will test their faithfulness to God.

(4:14-15) Jesus' Ministry in Galilee - Just as God’s Spirit had led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted (4:1), the Spirit next led Jesus to begin his teaching ministry among the people of Galilee. Luke did not yet mention anything that Jesus did in his ministry, but the other Gospels reveal much that had happened in the interim. Jesus already had his followers, he had turned water into wine (John 2:1-12), he cleared the Temple (John 2:12-25), and he had ministered in Samaria (John 4:1-42).

(4:16-30) Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth - Jesus’ cruel rejection by the people of his hometown in Nazareth is highlighted to characterize Jesus’ initial teaching ministry in Galilee. Isaiah 61, the passage Jesus read in the synagogue of Nazareth, speaks of the anointing of the Spirit on a prophet who would preach the Good News of salvation to the poor. This inaugural sermon at Nazareth is not recorded in the other Gospels. Luke begins his portrayal of Jesus’ ministry with this account. It sets the tone for the importance of social concerns as found in the rest of Luke.

(4:31-37) Jesus Teaches with Great Authority - In this second snapshot of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee (the first being 4:14-30), the Gospel presents a glimpse of the cosmic battle that was occurring. A demon challenges Jesus. But Jesus—unruffled—commands the demon to leave. Jesus’ teaching style was clearly different than the rabbis, who cited past religious teachers to bolster and support their various interpretations of Scripture. In contrast, Jesus taught straight from Scripture, applying it directly to his listeners’ own lives.

(4:38-41) Jesus Heals Peter's Mother-in-law and Many Others - After his clash with the demon in Capernaum, Jesus demonstrated his supernatural power to heal the sick by healing Peter’s mother-in-law of a fever. Thus, by evening, the sick and demon possessed crowded Jesus, seeking his attention. Almost as an afterthought, Luke noted that Jesus was commanding the demons not to identify him. His goal was not to draw attention to himself, but to meet the real needs of others.

(4:42-44) Jesus Preaches Throughout Galilee - After his clash with the demon in Capernaum, Jesus demonstrated his supernatural power to heal the sick by healing Peter’s mother-in-law of a fever. Thus, by evening, the sick and demon possessed crowded Jesus, seeking his attention. Almost as an afterthought, Luke noted that Jesus was commanding the demons not to identify him. His goal was not to draw attention to himself, but to meet the real needs of others.
Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue in the book of Luke with Chapter 4. In our text today we see Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness before His Ministry in the Galilee as He Preaches, Teaches, and Performs Miracles recorded here through the eyes of Luke. In making application I see how the enemy will attack you before the Lord will have you do great and mighty things. Today we face the same temptations and influence from the enemy before the Lord has great things for us to accomplish. In these times of attacks from the enemy it is important to follow the example of Jesus using the Word of God to fend off the enemy. How about you? Do you see how to succssefully fend off the enemy with the Word of God? Let us learn from our text today and example of our Lord to see that the enemy will attack before the Lord has us to do great and mighty things so we need fight the enemy with the Word of God. 
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