Thursday, July 19, 2012

Then Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit

Matt 4:1. Amp "Then Jesus was led (guided) by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil."   Jesus came to the River Jordan and was baptized.  Immediately, when He came out of the water the Heavens were opened and the Spirit of God descended upon Him like a dove. "And a voice from Heaven said, This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I delight." Jesus was lead by the Holy Spirit to be tempted in the wilderness. Think about how much more are we in need of the Holy Spirit. It is through the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that one is able to over come the tests and trials in the wilderness. Jesus shows us how the devil came against Him with temptations, but He also shows us How He got victory over the flesh and the enemy. Jesus starved the flesh from getting any victory over Him, and fed the Holy Spirit by doing so. When we choose to follow Jesus and walk in the Spirit of God, the enemy will come in on all sides to tempt and test us, just as he did Jesus. Jesus over came the devil by using the Word of God. The Word is our Sword, and it is the best weapon in the arsenal of God. However,  it is only affective when we walk in the Holy Spirit.  We are only able to have victory over the devil when we  live in the Holy Spirit, because the devil and his demons are spirits.  Thank God for the Fire of The Holy Spirit.

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