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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
God's Warning about Astrology by Terre Brown
"Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee." Isaiah 47:11-13
The following is a rather long testimony, but if you have the heart to consider the Word of God and ears to hear, I pray God will minister to you about the danger of "playing around" with horoscopes. There is no playing around with the devil; he is out to destroy you! I see a lot of horoscopes come through on Facebook, and I used to read them as a girl until I learned that they were an abomination to God. I stopped reading them, but I didn't know that an evil spirit was associated with them and had bound me up and was still there even after I stopped. After I began hearing the gospel preached, God began delivering me of sorcery from astrology, seances, and the Ouija board that I had done as a girl. I did not do any of these a lot, but a little of the devil will affect you! So, I pray that if you have been involved in things that you will humble yourself and let God set you free from the powers of darkness that accompany those acts.
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Seances are Witchcraft (Originally written and published 9/2/2008)
Labor Day, Steve and I were both off work, so we decided to spend part of the day cleaning out our garage. When we started working at about noon, I had a slight headache, but by about 1:30 my head hurt so badly that I couldn’t even think straight; the pressure on one of my eyes was so intense it was difficult to see clearly, and I had become very nauseated.
I thought I was overcoming some stronghold from my childhood related to my mom's stuff that I was cleaning out, so I kept on working as long as I could, thinking I would press through it and overcome. But finally somewhere between 1:30 and 2:00, the pain was so intense that I felt like I was about to throw up. I went in the house, sat down and just kept binding witchcraft. I could hear Steve out in the garage binding witchcraft as well. I was extremely ill, dizzy and very weak; it came on suddenly but was very strong. I decided that I would have a bite to eat. I put something in the toaster and while I had my back turned, the toaster caught on fire and quickly the kitchen filled with smoke! Just at that moment, Steve came into the smoky kitchen; he commented that we were certainly battling some evil spirit!
I just sat down, I really couldn't do anything else, and we kept praying. After about 45 minutes I was greatly improved, just still somewhat dizzy, but I went back out into the garage to finish going through boxes. Soon I felt fine, but it had been some very intense hours. We worked until 4:30 and then went and ate dinner before going to worship.
When we got to the meeting, Doyle told about being in a great war that afternoon and overcoming a spirit of witchcraft in a woman. He said it was a spirit of witchcraft from going to séances as a girl. He also said that many others also had the same bondage.
When I was in elementary school, around fourth grade, I went to slumber parties at a friend’s house and participated in séances a couple of times. It seemed pretty silly because no one really knew what they were doing and it didn’t appear to do much of anything, nothing happened. I did not even consider that I was inquiring of the devil, but that’s exactly what it was. We certainly didn’t inquire of God! People say, oh it’s just kid’s stuff, but it was clearly no game how sick I was when we were cleaning out the garage that day. I was really miserable there for awhile.
When I heard Doyle tell about overcoming that witchcraft at exactly the same time that I was feeling so ill, and I knew that I had also participated in séances as a girl, then it was obvious to me that I had been delivered of that same witchcraft right then when he was praying. That spirit began manifesting in me as I was being delivered and it made me extremely ill. As Doyle overcame that spirit, I was set free by the power of God, and I was completely healed of all that horrible pain!
This is the same thing that happened in Matthew 8:16. "When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:" When the devil was cast out, then they were healed.
Jesus said in Matthew 12 that Satan cannot cast out Satan and that when devils are cast out, the kingdom of God is come unto you. In I Thessalonians 1, Paul said that the gospel came not in word only, but also in power. I’m so grateful that God has brought the gospel, the power of God to us to work in our lives and to deliver us of things that we may not even know have us bound. I did not know that a spirit of witchcraft had bound me up, and I'm very grateful that God set me free before that evil spirit that had me bound could bring further destruction to my life! If you set your heart on this gospel, it will expose the darkness in your heart, deliver you and heal you up from it's evil effects. Thank God!
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Isaiah 47 tells of evil coming upon us because of seeking after all those multitude of counsels that are evil. Jesus said, Repent (change) and believe the gospel (not all those other ways)! Ask the Lord to deliver you from any evil you've been involved in so that the ill effects of them will not bring destruction into your life one day! Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus came that we might have life more abundantly. The gospel will bring blessings to your life!!
Thank God!
Jésus a fait la volonté du Père/Jesus did the Father's will, by Doyle Davidson - Chapt. 2.1 - Français/English
Chapitre 2.1 : Jésus Communiquait avec le Père
Nous allons regarder comment Jésus a communiqué avec Son Père alors qu'il était sur terre. En 1973, le Père m'a dit : ''Prends ta Bible, je vais d'enseigner mon Fils. Je vais te montrer Sa Vie et Il sera ton exemple. Tu marcheras sur terre comme lui-même a marché.'' J'étais stupéfait à l'idée de penser qu'une personne puisse marcher comme l'a fait Jésus.
Regardez 1 Jean 2:6. Ce verset est prononcé, par l'apôtre Jean, selon que le Saint Esprit le lui a donné d'exprimer : ''Celui qui dit demeurer en lui [Jésus], doit lui-même aussi marcher comme lui a marché.''
Ces paroles sont difficiles à comprendre pour l'intellect de l'homme –- une âme humaine, qui est composée de la volonté, l'intellect et les émotions. Ayant grandit dans une famille religieuse aux Etats Unis d'Amérique – et l'Amérique est une nation religieuse, j'étais étonné à la pensée qu'une personne puisse marcher comme Jésus a marché. Non seulement, ce verset dit que l'on peut, mais il dit que chacun ''..doit lui-même aussi marcher comme lui a marché.''
Dieu jugera le Monde
Actes 17:31 dit que Dieu a établi un jour auquel il doit juger en justice la terre habitée, par l'homme qu'il a destiné à cela, Jésus. J'ai été très surpris en lisant ces écritures car elles décrivent comment Jésus a marché et, car j'ai aussi réalisé que Dieu voulait que je marche comme Lui-même a marché.
Regardez Actes 17:30-31 : Dieu donc, ayant passé par-dessus les temps de l'ignorance, (référant à l’idolâtrie), ordonne maintenant aux hommes que tous, en tous lieux, il se repentent ; (v.30)
Parce qu'il a établi un jour auquel il doit juger en justice la terre habitée, par l'homme qu'il a destiné à cela, de quoi il a donné une preuve certaine à tous, l'ayant ressuscité d'entre les morts.(v.31)
Dieu jugera le monde – il jugera les nations, il nous jugera vous et moi– le jour qu'il a établi par cet homme, le Seigneur Jésus Christ. Ce sera un jugement juste ; et si, vous et moi, nous allons recevoir une récompense pour notre service, nous devrons avoir marché comme Jésus a marché.
Et bien, si je n'avais pas la crainte de Dieu, je ferais ce qui me fait plaisir. Je dis ces paroles parce que j'aime l'église, mais l'église d'Amérique est une organisation rebelle. C'est à peine si elle connait Dieu.
La plupart des prédicateurs de ce pays connaissent à peine Jésus ou presque rien à son sujet. Ils ne font pas la volonté du Père. Ils font leur propre volonté. Ils ont un plan, et je doute très sérieusement qu'ils aient jamais considéré qu'un jour viendra où ils seront jugés en justice, selon l'exemple de Jésus. Si ils l'avaient fait, ils n'agiraient pas de façon aussi rebelle sur terre.
La religion me surprend en Amérique. Ce n'est pas la Chrétienté, mais simplement la religion. Je suis très étonné par les religieux Américains dont les voies sont rebelles, basées sur leurs propres volontés, et par leur manque d'attention à ce que Jésus pense.
Tous nos organismes de mise en application de la loi, nos Palais de Justice, nos églises sont tous semblables. Bien sûr cela n'a rien de surprenant car le chapitre 22 d'Ezéchiel nous dit que, si les prophètes de Dieu désobéissent en premier, il s'ensuit un déclin de toute société.
Le déclin commence par les prophètes, puis il passe à l'église de Dieu, puis aux juges, puis aux palais de justice et aux politiques, et enfin à la population. Je vois un mépris à l'égard des êtres humains et à l'égard de la volonté du Père, aussi bien dans l'église que dans le système judiciaire d'Amérique.
Chapter 2, Jesus Communicated with the Father (Part 1)
We are going to look at the way Jesus communicated with His Father while He was on the earth. In 1973, the Father said to me, "I want you to take the Bible, and I am going to teach you about my Son. I am going to show you about His life, and He is going to be your example. You are going to walk in the earth as He walked." I was amazed to think that a person could walk as Jesus walked.
Look at I John 2:6. This verse was spoken by the apostle John as the Holy Spirit gave him utterance: He that saith he abideth in him [Jesus] ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
These words are difficult for a human mind--a human soul, that is, the will, intellect, and emotion--to comprehend. Having grown up in a religious home in the United States of America--and America is a religious nation, I was amazed that anyone could think that a person could walk as Jesus walked. Not only does this verse say that we can, it says that each of us "…ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." It is our duty to walk as Jesus walked.
God Will Judge the World
Acts17:31 states that God has appointed a day in righteousness in which He will judge the people of the world by that one righteous man, Jesus. I was astonished when I read these scriptures describing how Jesus walked and realized that God wanted me to walk even as He walked.
Look at Acts 17:30-31: And the times of this ignorance (referring to idolatry) God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent (v. 30):
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead (v. 31).
God will judge the world--judge the nations, judge you and me--on the appointed day by that man, the Lord Jesus Christ. It will be a righteous judgment, and if you and I are to receive rewards for our service, we will have to walk as Jesus walked.
Now,if I did not fear God, I would do as I pleased. I love the church, or I would not say this, but the church of America is a rebellious organism. It barely knows God.
Most of the preachers in this country barely know Jesus or anything about Him. They do not do the will of the Father. They do their own will. They all have a plan, and I doubt very seriously if many of them ever consider that a day will come when they will be judged in righteousness, with Jesus Christ as their example. If they did, they would not do the rebellious deeds that they do in the earth.
I marvel at American religion. It is not Christianity, it ismerely religion. I marvel at the rebellious, self-willed ways of American religionists and their lack of concern for what Jesus thinks.
Our law enforcement agencies, our courts, and our churches are all similar. Of course, that is not surprising, because Ezekiel chapter 22 tells us that if the prophets disobey God first, there is a decline in all society.
The decline starts with the prophets, then it goes to the church of God, then to the judges, courts and politicians, and following that to the people. I see a disregard for human beings and a disregard for the Father's will, both in the church and in the court system of America.
JESÚS HIZO LA VOLUNTAD DEL PADRE/JESUS DID THE FATHER'S WILL by Doyle Davidson, Chapter 2.1 Español/English
JESÚS HIZO LA VOLUNTAD DEL PADRE por Doyle Davidson, Capítulo 2.1
Jesús se Comunicaba con el Padre
Vamos a ver el modo en que Jesús se comunicaba con Su Padre mientras Él estuvo en la tierra. En 1973, el Padre me dijo: "Quiero que tomes la Biblia y yo te voy a enseñar acerca de mi hijo. Voy a enseñarte acerca de su vida y Él va a ser tú ejemplo.Tú vas a caminar en la tierra como Él caminó". Yo estaba asombrado al pensar que una persona podría caminar como Jesucristo caminó.
Ve en 1 Juan 2:6. Este verso fue hablado por el apóstol Juan como el Espíritu Santo le daba que hablara:
6 El que dice que permanece en él, [Jesús] debe andar como él anduvo.
Estas palabras son difíciles para la mente humana, el alma humana, es decir, la voluntad, el intelecto y las emociones, para comprender. Habiendo crecido en un hogar religioso en los Estados Unidos de América, es una nación religiosa, me asombré que alguien podría pensar que una persona pudiera caminar como Jesús caminó. No solamente este verso nos dice que podemos, dice que cada uno de nosotros "... debe andar como él anduvo". Es nuestro deber caminar como Jesucristo caminó.
Dios Juzgará al Mundo
Hechos 17:31 dice que Dios ha establecido un día de justicia en el cual Él juzgará a la gente del mundo por un hombre justo, Jesús. Yo estaba sorprendido cuando leí estas escrituras describiendo como Jesús caminó y me di cuenta de que Dios quería que caminara como Él caminó.
Mira en Hechos 17:30-31:
30 Pero Dios, habiendo pasado por alto los tiempos de esta ignorancia, (refiriéndose a idolatría) ahora manda a todos los hombres en todo lugar, que se arrepientan;
31 por cuanto ha establecido un día en el cual juzgará al mundo con justicia, por aquel varón a quien designó, acreditándolo ante todos al haberlo levantado de los muertos.
Dios juzgará al mundo, juzgará las naciones, te juzgará a ti y a mí, en el día que ha establecido por ese hombre, el Señor Jesucristo. Será un juicio justo y si tú y yo vamos a recibir recompensa por nuestro servicio, nosotros tendremos que caminar como Jesús caminó.
Ahora, si yo no temiera a Dios, yo haría lo que yo quisiera. Yo amo a la iglesia o yo no diría esto, pero la iglesia Americana es una organización rebelde. Apenas conoce a Dios.
La mayoría de los predicadores en este país apenas conocen a Jesús o cualquier cosa acerca de Él. Ellos no hacen la voluntad del Padre. Ellos hacen su propia voluntad. Todos ellos tienen un plan y dudo seriamente, si muchos de ellos consideran que un día vendrá, cuando ellos serán juzgados con justicia y Jesucristo como su ejemplo. Si lo hicieran, ellos no harían acciones rebeldes como las que hacen en la tierra.
Me maravillo de la religión Americana. No es Cristianismo, es simplemente religiosa. Me maravillo de la rebelión, de los caminos tercos de los americanos religiosos y de su falta de interés de lo que Jesucristo piensa.
Nuestras agencias de policías, nuestros tribunales y nuestras iglesias son todas muy similares. Por supuesto, eso no es sorprendente, porque Ezequiel capítulo 22 nos dice que si primeramente los profetas desobedecen a Dios, hay una declinación de toda la sociedad.
La declinación empieza con los profetas, después va a la Iglesia de Dios, después a los jueces, cortes y políticos y continúa con la gente. Yo veo una indiferencia por los seres humanos y una indiferencia por hacer la voluntad del Padre, tanto en la iglesia como en los tribunales de América.
JESUS DID THE FATHER’S WILL, Chapter 2.1, Jesus Communicated with the Father
We are going to look at the way Jesus communicated with His Father while He was on the earth. In 1973, the Father said to me, "I want you to take the Bible, and I am going to teach you about my Son. I am going to show you about His life, and He is going to be your example. You are going to walk in the earth as He walked." I was amazed to think that a person could walk as Jesus walked.
Look at I John 2:6. This verse was spoken by the apostle John as the Holy Spirit gave him utterance:
He that saith he abideth in him [Jesus] ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
These words are difficult for a human mind--a human soul, that is, the will, intellect, and emotion--to comprehend. Having grown up in a religious home in the United States of America--and America is a religious nation, I was amazed that anyone could think that a person could walk as Jesus walked. Not only does this verse say that we can, it says that each of us "...ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." It is our duty to walk as Jesus walked.
God Will Judge the World
Acts 17:31 states that God has appointed a day in righteousness in which He will judge the people of the world by that one righteous man, Jesus. I was astonished when I read these scriptures describing how Jesus walked and realized that God wanted me to walk even as He walked.
Look at Acts 17:30-31:
And the times of this ignorance (referring to idolatry) God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent (v. 30):
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead (v. 31).
God will judge the world--judge the nations, judge you and me--on the appointed day by that man, the Lord Jesus Christ. It will be a righteous judgment, and if you and I are to receive rewards for our service, we will have to walk as Jesus walked.
Now, if I did not fear God, I would do as I pleased. I love the church, or I would not say this, but the church of America is are rebellious organism. It barely knows God.
Most of the preachers in this country barely know Jesus or anything about Him. They do not do the will of the Father. They do their own will. They all have a plan, and I doubt very seriously if many of them ever consider that a day will come when they will be judged in righteousness, with Jesus Christ as their example. If they did, they would not do the rebellious deeds that they do in the earth.
I marvel at American religion. It is not Christianity, it is merely religion. I marvel at the rebellious, self-willed ways of American religionists and their lack of concern for what Jesus thinks.
Our law enforcement agencies, our courts, and our churches are all similar. Of course, that is not surprising, because Ezekiel chapter 22 tells us that if the prophets disobey God first, there is a decline in all society.
The decline starts with the prophets, then it goes to the church of God, then to the judges, courts and politicians, and following that to the people. I see a disregard for human beings and a disregard for the Father's will, both in the church and in the court system of America.
ISUS A FĂCUT VOIA TATĂLUI/JESUS DID THE FATHER’S WILL by Doyle Davidson Chapter 3 PART 1 română/engleză
Isus În Pustiei, Capitolul 3, Partie 1
Am menționat mai devreme că Isus nu a lucrat prin puterea lui Dumnezeu până când nu a fost botezat în apă și în Duhul Sfânt, până când nu a fost trimis în pustie de către Duhul Sfânt, și până când nu a postit și s-a rugat până l-a biruit pe diavol. Numai atunci s-a întors în Galileea prin puterea Duhului Sfânt.
Este remarcabil să ne gândim că Isus era un om și că El este exemplul nostru. Este remarcabil să ne gândim că Isus putea să fie nelegiuit. Dacă el nu putea să fie nelegiuit, de ce s-a chinuit Satana să Îl ispitească?
Habacuc 2:4 spune, “Iată, i s-a îngâmfat sufletul, nu este fără prihană în el.” Duhul lui Isus omul era Fiul din Ceruri. Duhul era perfect și drept. Sufletul și trupul Său, totuși, veneau de la mama Sa pământească și trebuiau să fie făcut fără prihană, la fel cum duhurile noastre, sufletele, și trupurile vor fi și ele făcute fără de prihană. Noi vom fi fără de prihană când vom umbla așa cum a umblat și El.
Cel Ce Face Dreptate Este Drept
Matei 3:13 începe:
Atunci a venit Isus din Galileea la Iordan, la Ioan, ca să fie botezat de el (v. 13).
Dar Ioan căuta să-L oprească. Eu zicea el, am trebuință să fiu botezat de Tine, și Tu vii la mine (v. 14)?
Isus i-a răspuns, Lasă să fie așa acum: căci se cuvine să împlinim tot ce este drept. Atunci Ioan a încuviințat (v. 15).
Cuvântul “drept” înseamă a fi considerat corect. Pentru a fi considerat corect, trebuie să fii condus de Duhul Lui Dumnezeu, și tot ceea ce faci trebuie să fie voia Dumnului.
Am fost învățați că dreptatea este o poziție. Am fost învățați că am fost făcuți drepți atunci când L-am primit pe Hristos.
Studiind viața lui Isus, totuși, am început să văd că dreptatea este prin credință, și că aceasta se află în inimă. Iar apoi am văzut că Isus era un rob drept. Isaia 53:11 profețește despre Isus:
Va vedea lumina şi va fi mulţumit; prin cunoştinţa Sa Robul Meu cel drept va îndreptăţi pe mulţi;
Isus este numit un rob drept. Duhul Său era Fiul din Ceruri, dar El avea un suflet și un corp ca al nostru. Sufletul și trupul Său și slăbiciunile erau ca ale noastre, și El ar fi putut ceda tentațiilor pe care le-a întâmpinat. Ce L-a făcut pe Isus drept au fost credința Sa și supunerea Sa în fața Tatălui.
I Ioan 3:7 spune:
Copilașilor, nimeni să nu vă înșele: Cel ce înfăptuiește dreptatea este drept, așa cum El este drept.
Cel ce face dreptate este drept, nu cel ce știe definițiile tuturor cuvintelor.
Uitați-vă din nou la Matei 3:15:
Isus i-a răspuns, Lasă să fie așa acum: căci se cuvine să împlinim tot ce este drept. Atunci Ioan a încuviințat.
Isus a fost numit un rob drept. A fost voia lui Dumnezeu ca Ioan Botezătorul să Îl boteze pe Isus în râul Iordan, și El a îndeplinit dreptatea Lui Dumnezeu, pentru că a fost condus de Duh și I s-a supus.
Isus A Făcut Plăcerea Tatălui
Matei 3:16-17 continuă:
Imediat după ce a fost botezat, Isus a ieșit din apă. Și iată că cerurile Îi erau deschise și L-a văzut pe Duhul lui Dumnezeu coborând ca un porumbel și venind peste El (v. 16):
Isus numai ce a primit un botez cu apă și botez în Duhul Sfânt și El a auzit asta:
Și din ceruri s-a auzit un glas care zicea: Acesta este Fiul Meu preaiubit în Care-Mi găsesc plăcerea (v. 17).
I-a făcut plăcereTatălui ca Isus să fie botezat cu apă în Duhul Sfânt, și Tatăl a spus asta. Isus este exemplul nostru, așa că botezul cu apă și botezul în Duhul Sfânt îi aduc plăcere Tatălui. Țineți minte că I Ioan 2:6: ne spune: “Cel ce zice că rămâne în El este dator să umble și el așa cum a umbla Isus.”
Isus A Fost Îndrumat De Duh
Conform lui Luca 3:23, “Isus avea în jur de treizeci de ani când Și-a început lucrarea.” Apoi, în Luca 4:1, vedem:
Plin de Duhul Sfânt, Isus S-a întors de la Iordan și a fost dus de Duh în pustie (v. 1).
Fiind ispitit de diavol timp de patruzeci de zile...(v. 2).
Tatăl a fost mulțumit că Isus a ieșit din apă și că a fost botezat în Duhul Sfânt. Tatăl a fost la fel de mulțumit că El a intrat în pustie pentru 40 de zile pentru a fi ispitit de diavol. Isus încă a fost drept, fiindcă făcea tot ceea ce îi cerea Dumnezeu să facă. El era îndrumat de Duhul Lui Dumnezeu. Să fii îndrumat de Duh înseamnă să umbli în credință.
Isus A Fost Ispitit De Diavol
Isus a fost îndrumat de Duh în pustie pentru 40 de zile pentru a fi ispitit de diavol, și în Luca 4:2 spune:
...N-a mâncat nimic în zilele acelea, iar la sfârșitul lor a flămânzit.
La sfârșitul celor 40 de zile s-au petrecut trei ispite mari pe care Duhul Sfânt le-a considerat importante pentru a fi scrise. Acestea sunt scrise și de Matei și de Luca, iar apostolul Petru ne spune că oamenii sfinți ai Domnului scriau numai atunci când Duhul Sfânt se mișca în ei. Așadar, ar trebui să fim atenți.
Luca 4:3 începe:
Diavolul I-a zis: Dacă ești Fiul lui Dumnezeu, poruncește acestei pietre să devină pâine (v. 3).
Însă Isus i-a răspuns: Este scris că omul nu trăiește numai cu pâine, ci cu orice cuvânt de la Dumnezeu (v. 4)
Isus a fost ispitit timp de 40 de zile, a fost condus de Duhul Sfânt, iar Satana știa că Lui îi era foame. A postit de 40 de zile. Satana i-a spus, “poruncește acestei pietre să devină pâine.” Că răspuns, el a spus, “vreau să abuzezi de autoritatea ta.” Isus i-a răspuns, spunând, “Este scris...”
Isus nu și-a smuls pur și simplu răspunsul din Deuteronom 8:3 și l-a citat. Isus a spun numai ceea ce L-a auzit și pe Tată că spunea. În Ioan 7:6, Isus spunea că învățătura Lui nu era a Lui. În Ioan 5:30, El spus, “Eu judec după cum aud.” În Ioan 14:24, El a spus, “Cuvântul pe care-l auziți nu este al Meu, ci al Tatălui, Care M-a trimis.”
Isus spunea numai ce Îl auzea pe Tatăl Său că spunea. Tatăl, prin Duhul Lui Dumnezeu, i-a revelat Lui: “...este scris că omul nu trăiește numai cu pâine, ci cu orice cuvânt de la Dumnezeu.” Isus, prin Duhul Sfânt, L-a biruit pe diavol prin credință.
JESUS IN THE WILDERNESS, by Doyle Davidson, Chapter 3 Part 1
I mentioned earlier that Jesus did not operate in the power of God until He was baptized in water and in the Holy Spirit, was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, and fasted and prayed and overcame the devil. Only then did He return into Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit.
It is remarkable to think that Jesus was a man and that He is our example. It is remarkable to think that Jesus could have been unrighteous. If He could not have been unrighteous, why did Satan bother to tempt Him?
Habakkuk 2:4 says, “Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him.” The Spirit of Jesus the man was the Son from Heaven. That Spirit was perfect and righteous. His soul and His body, however, came from His earthly mother and had to be made upright, just as our spirit, soul, and body will be made upright. We will be made upright when we walk as He walked.
He That Doeth Righteousness Is Righteous
Matthew 3:13 begins:
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him (v. 13).
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me (v. 14)?
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him (v. 15).
The word “righteousness” means to be declared right. To be declared right, you must be led by the Spirit of God, and everything you do must be the will of God.
We are taught that righteousness was a position. We were taught that we were made righteous when we received Jesus Christ.
Studying the life of Jesus, however, I began to see that righteousness is by faith, and that it is in the heart. Then I saw that Jesus was a righteous servant. Isaiah 53:11 prophesies about Jesus:
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by this knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many;
Jesus is called a righteous servant. His Spirit was the Son from heaven, but He had a soul and a body like ours. His soul and His body had weaknesses like ours, and He could have yielded to the temptations that He faced. What made Jesus righteous was His faith and His obedience to the Father.
I John 3:7 says:
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
He that doeth righteousness is righteous, not he that knows all the definitions of the word.
Look again at Matthew 3:15:
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Jesus was called a righteous servant. It was God’s will that John the Baptist baptize Jesus in the river Jordan, and He fulfilled God’s righteousness, because He was led by the Spirit and obeyed.
Jesus Pleased the Father
Matthew 3:16-17 continue:
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him (v. 16):
Jesus had just received water baptism and baptism in the Holy Spirit and He heard this:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased (v. 17).
It pleased the Father that Jesus should be baptized in water and in the Holy Spirit, and the Father said so. Jesus is our example, so our water baptism and baptism in the Holy Spirit also please the Father. Remember that I John 2:6 tells us: “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.”
Jesus Was Led by the Spirit
According to Luke 3:23, “Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age.” Then, in Luke 4:1, we see:
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness (v. 1),
Being forty days tempted of the devil... (v. 2).
The Father was pleased that Jesus came up out of the water and was baptized in the Holy Spirit. The Father was equally as pleased that He entered into the wilderness for 40 days to be tempted of the devil. Jesus was still righteous, and He was righteous because He was doing everything that God asked Him to do. He was being led by the Spirit of God. To be led by the Spirit is to walk by faith.
Jesus Was Tempted of the Devil
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness for 40 days to be tempted of the devil, and as Luke 4:2 says:
...in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
At the end of the 40 days, three temptations occurred that the Holy Spirit thought important enough to record. They are recorded by both Matthew and Luke, and the apostle Peter tells us that the holy men of God only wrote when the Holy Ghost moved upon them. Therefore, we should pay attention.
Luke 4:3 begins:
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God command this stone that it be made bread (v. 3).
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (v. 4).
Jesus had been tempted 40 days, led by the Holy Spirit, and Satan knew He was hungry. He had been fasting for 40 days. Satan said, “Command this stone that it be made bread.” In effect, he said, “I want you to misuse your authority.” Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written...”
Jesus did not simply pluck His response out of Deuteronomy 8:3 and quote it. Jesus only spoke what He heard His Father speak. In John 7:16, Jesus said that His doctrine was not His. In John 5:30, He said, “As I hear, I judge.” In John 14:24, He said, “The word which I hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.”
Jesus only spoke what He heard His Father speak. The Father, by the Spirit of God, revealed to Him: “...It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, overcame the devil with faith.
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