Jesus was Tempted
Matthew 4
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This blog is where I do a Bible Reading. I read a passage from the Bible and then I write down my own thoughts on what I read. I would love to know your thoughts as well!
Showing posts with label Satan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Satan. Show all posts
Sunday, 29 May 2016
Bible Reading #183 - Jesus was Tempted
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #135
God Fights for Us
Deuteronomy 3
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| I pray blessings on you as you read. |
(v. 22) "Don't be afraid of them, because the LORD your God himself will fight for you.' "
My Thoughts
Being a follower of Christ, we fight many battles. These battles are not the kind of battles you see in movies or games, but they are battles none the less. The enemies we face are the forces of Satan. He opposes us because we follow God and he wants as few people to follow God as possible.
Even though Satan is the one who opposes us, not to mention bullies or harassers or anyone else, God tells us not to be afraid of them. We really have nothing to fear about anyone or anything because God is on our side! God himself will fight for us. How amazing is it the the God of the universe would fight our enemies for us? I think pretty amazing!
We are never alone because God is always with us. Anytime we are attacked by Satan, he only wins if we allow him to. Otherwise, because God is on our side, Satan can't do anything to hurt us. Even when we face opposition, or even death, we don't have anything to fear because no one and nothing can take God away from us.
There are many people around the world who are hurt by others or even killed. Some of those people are children. Whether they believe in God or not doesn't make a difference for how horrible that is. God does allow it to happen because He won't take anyone's freewill of choice away from them. For those that do follow God, they go to Him, yes. No, that doesn't make it any better. But those who hurt you and hurt others will pay the price in the end because God is against those who follow the ways of Satan.
Rest assured that no matter what you are going through, God is always with you. Remember the footprints in the sand. When you see only one set of footprints, that's when God is carrying you.
Even though Satan is the one who opposes us, not to mention bullies or harassers or anyone else, God tells us not to be afraid of them. We really have nothing to fear about anyone or anything because God is on our side! God himself will fight for us. How amazing is it the the God of the universe would fight our enemies for us? I think pretty amazing!
We are never alone because God is always with us. Anytime we are attacked by Satan, he only wins if we allow him to. Otherwise, because God is on our side, Satan can't do anything to hurt us. Even when we face opposition, or even death, we don't have anything to fear because no one and nothing can take God away from us.
There are many people around the world who are hurt by others or even killed. Some of those people are children. Whether they believe in God or not doesn't make a difference for how horrible that is. God does allow it to happen because He won't take anyone's freewill of choice away from them. For those that do follow God, they go to Him, yes. No, that doesn't make it any better. But those who hurt you and hurt others will pay the price in the end because God is against those who follow the ways of Satan.
Rest assured that no matter what you are going through, God is always with you. Remember the footprints in the sand. When you see only one set of footprints, that's when God is carrying you.
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
Wednesday, 23 December 2015
Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #94
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
Romans 6
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| I pray blessings on you as you read. |
(v. 8) "Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him." (v. 10-11) "The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
My Thoughts
When Jesus died on the cross, those of us who believe in Him also died with Him. A part of us died with Him. That part is that which is of this world. Not completely physically, but the sinful nature of us died with Him. Our spirits are very much alive in Him, with Him, because He rose from the dead. The bodies we live in are only temporary and will one day die as well, but our spirit will live on for eternity with God.
Once you accept Jesus, you are no longer a slave to sin, but you are bound to righteousness. God has great plans for us, to use us for His glory and bring blessings to us. We have inherited eternal life with God and our temporary lives on Earth will be much more joy filled for it.
Once Jesus died on the cross, Satan was completely disarmed. He no longer has any power over us, he is no longer a threat to us. The only way he can be a threat is if we allow him to. If we rearm him, we are allowing him to be a threat to us again. Think if Satan had a weapon in his hand and he was forever threatening you with it. This was no ordinary gun though. You never know what could happen if he pulled the trigger. Even if he misses you directly, he can still affect things around you, thereby affecting you, indirectly.
Jesus came along and disarmed Satan, and without that weapon in his hand, Satan is completely powerless. He still tries to harm us with words or by showing us things or other ways, but without that weapon, he can't actually cause anything to happen. The only way he has any power or could possibly harm us again is if we pick up that weapon and give it back to him. You wouldn't do that if someone pointing a gun at you in real life was disarmed, would you? So why would you do it here?
The truth is, we all do sometimes. When we call on Jesus, he comes and disarms him again, and He'll continue to. It's up to us to once and for all walk away. You can't destroy the weapon, but you can keep it away Satan. Don't give it back to him. Don't allow him to hurt you or affect you in any way. Walk away from Satan and follow after Jesus.
Once you accept Jesus, you are no longer a slave to sin, but you are bound to righteousness. God has great plans for us, to use us for His glory and bring blessings to us. We have inherited eternal life with God and our temporary lives on Earth will be much more joy filled for it.
Once Jesus died on the cross, Satan was completely disarmed. He no longer has any power over us, he is no longer a threat to us. The only way he can be a threat is if we allow him to. If we rearm him, we are allowing him to be a threat to us again. Think if Satan had a weapon in his hand and he was forever threatening you with it. This was no ordinary gun though. You never know what could happen if he pulled the trigger. Even if he misses you directly, he can still affect things around you, thereby affecting you, indirectly.
Jesus came along and disarmed Satan, and without that weapon in his hand, Satan is completely powerless. He still tries to harm us with words or by showing us things or other ways, but without that weapon, he can't actually cause anything to happen. The only way he has any power or could possibly harm us again is if we pick up that weapon and give it back to him. You wouldn't do that if someone pointing a gun at you in real life was disarmed, would you? So why would you do it here?
The truth is, we all do sometimes. When we call on Jesus, he comes and disarms him again, and He'll continue to. It's up to us to once and for all walk away. You can't destroy the weapon, but you can keep it away Satan. Don't give it back to him. Don't allow him to hurt you or affect you in any way. Walk away from Satan and follow after Jesus.
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #74
Sharing the Word
Acts 13
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| I pray blessings on you as you read. |
(v. 46-47) "Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: 'We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.' ' "
My Thoughts
So far, I've done quite a few Bible readings from Acts. There is a lot of stuff in there and most of it seems similar. Well, it's all about acts; actions. Acts is about sharing, witnessing and generally just doing. We need to take action faithfully, otherwise we aren't truly living up to what God asks of us.
Paul and Barnabas shared the word of God. They shared the word to those in the synagogue, and also to the Gentiles. They, of course, faced opposition from the Jews, who incited others against them. Sharing the word isn't always easy. Sure, it is easy to do so in groups of people who believe, but not always so much when it is people who do not.
Some people may be angry because they think or feel that you are trying to force your faith on them. Others may just not really care. Again though, we need to share our faith. We do not need to go preaching to others, nor do we need to talk about any of this out of the blue. The biggest thing is that we do not hide our faith in Jesus.
When people ask questions or you feel like bringing up something specific from the Bible that would be relevant to the topic at hand, then do so faithfully! That is sharing the word, sharing your faith. When you do even this, you are acting in faith and planting the seed. What you say may incite those you're speaking to to learn more, whether they look it up themselves or talk more to you or someone else about it.
By the way, when you do face opposition to your faith in Jesus, do not worry about that. Do not worry because that means that you are fighting against Satan and he is trying to fight back. Do not be afraid because Satan cannot prevail against you if you stay faithful to God. In fact, keep on doing what you are doing! If God wants you to stop or to change something, He will let you know. Keep on acting in faith to God.
Paul and Barnabas shared the word of God. They shared the word to those in the synagogue, and also to the Gentiles. They, of course, faced opposition from the Jews, who incited others against them. Sharing the word isn't always easy. Sure, it is easy to do so in groups of people who believe, but not always so much when it is people who do not.
Some people may be angry because they think or feel that you are trying to force your faith on them. Others may just not really care. Again though, we need to share our faith. We do not need to go preaching to others, nor do we need to talk about any of this out of the blue. The biggest thing is that we do not hide our faith in Jesus.
When people ask questions or you feel like bringing up something specific from the Bible that would be relevant to the topic at hand, then do so faithfully! That is sharing the word, sharing your faith. When you do even this, you are acting in faith and planting the seed. What you say may incite those you're speaking to to learn more, whether they look it up themselves or talk more to you or someone else about it.
By the way, when you do face opposition to your faith in Jesus, do not worry about that. Do not worry because that means that you are fighting against Satan and he is trying to fight back. Do not be afraid because Satan cannot prevail against you if you stay faithful to God. In fact, keep on doing what you are doing! If God wants you to stop or to change something, He will let you know. Keep on acting in faith to God.
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
Saturday, 7 November 2015
Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #48
False Prophets
Jeremiah 23
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| I pray blessings on you as you read. |
(v. 25) "I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, 'I had a dream! I had a dream!' " (v. 28) " 'Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?' declares the Lord." (v. 30-32) " 'Therefore,' declares the Lord, 'I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me... who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The Lord declares.' ...who prophesy false dreams." (v. 36) "But you must not mention 'the oracle of the Lord' again, because every man's own word becomes his oracle and so you distort the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God."
My Thoughts
There will be people who will lie about what God says. They will prophesy lies in order to try and deceive you. Do not listen to them. Especially when someone says the words 'oracle of the Lord,' because God was very clear on what would happen to those who use these words. He said that He would forsake them; that He would forget them and cast them away.
Ask for wisdom from God so that you can discern between those who speak God's word faithfully and those who tell lie, speaking words that they claim are from God. Be very careful of who you listen to, and make sure that you listen to their words. If you are ever unsure, then talk to God about it. He will not deceive you. Be careful also of those who prophesy their dreams and visions. As God has said, let them tell their dreams, but that does not mean that they have received word from God.
The words of these false prophets will lead you only to destruction and separation from God. Do not allow this to happen to you. You do not want to be far from God, especially if you are already close to Him. Let yourself grow closer to Him and take advantage of opportunities that allow you to.
God will not lead you astray and neither does He want you to be led astray. If you choose to listen to the lies, it will be detrimental. Listen instead to the voice of truth that comes from God. Even if it isn't people who we hear lies from, it can be Satan. Satan speaks to us and tempts us and tries to lie to us. Don't listen to him, but listen to the truth that God has for us. God's truth is powerful and utterly destroys the lies of Satan.
So again, listen to God's words, not the words of Satan or the words of men. If you are ever unsure of something that someone has said, then you need to pray about it. Until you do, do not consider it. You may be taking a chance on it, which is not a good thing when it comes to your spiritual well-being. Just be careful of what people speak over you. Their words may not be of God and you need to talk to God about it before you listen to them.
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Ask for wisdom from God so that you can discern between those who speak God's word faithfully and those who tell lie, speaking words that they claim are from God. Be very careful of who you listen to, and make sure that you listen to their words. If you are ever unsure, then talk to God about it. He will not deceive you. Be careful also of those who prophesy their dreams and visions. As God has said, let them tell their dreams, but that does not mean that they have received word from God.
The words of these false prophets will lead you only to destruction and separation from God. Do not allow this to happen to you. You do not want to be far from God, especially if you are already close to Him. Let yourself grow closer to Him and take advantage of opportunities that allow you to.
God will not lead you astray and neither does He want you to be led astray. If you choose to listen to the lies, it will be detrimental. Listen instead to the voice of truth that comes from God. Even if it isn't people who we hear lies from, it can be Satan. Satan speaks to us and tempts us and tries to lie to us. Don't listen to him, but listen to the truth that God has for us. God's truth is powerful and utterly destroys the lies of Satan.
So again, listen to God's words, not the words of Satan or the words of men. If you are ever unsure of something that someone has said, then you need to pray about it. Until you do, do not consider it. You may be taking a chance on it, which is not a good thing when it comes to your spiritual well-being. Just be careful of what people speak over you. Their words may not be of God and you need to talk to God about it before you listen to them.
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Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
