Day 14: Courage Glorified: Jesus Staves Off Temptation with Deuteronomy
Welcome: How many times have we read the Old Testament and wondered how it applies to what we are facing right now? Today we see how Jesus took the words God spoke to Israel through Moses and used them to demonstrate courage in an extremely difficult situation.
Background: Two stories interplay here: Moses is giving Israel God’s instructions one last time before his death and Jesus is fighting off heavy temptation in the wilderness before His ministry begins.
Read: Deuteronomy 6:1-8:20; Matthew 4:1-11
Highlight: “The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God will all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
You? Ever feel like you’re just trying to hold on in the midst of withering temptation? Your Heavenly Father has given you everything you need to fight the battle and win. Jesus used Deuteronomy to fight Satan’s schemes head on and won the victory. You can too!
Pray: God, I confess that I fall short of loving you with all that I am. In truth, I give up far too easily. Please help me to resist temptation and obey you wholeheartedly as I walk with you.