A Prayer to See God because the Final Counselor
By Chelsey DeMatteis
Bible Studying
And Jesus answered him, “It’s stated, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the take a look at.’” – Luke 4:12
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Every year because the Christmas season unfolds, I discover myself in awe of who God is and what He did for us when He despatched His son Jesus into the world. Jesus’s coming modified the trajectory of life for all who’re His. A subject I really like to check on this season is the sacred names of God, one in all my favorites being Great Counselor. We see this lived out so superbly in Luke 4 when Jesus is tempted by Devil. I do know it might appear tough to have a look at this story throughout the season of Introduction, however it’s a narrative we can not overlook. It places depth and which means to who God is and what He does for His folks.
And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the head of the temple and stated to him, “If you’re the Son of God, throw your self down from right here, for it’s written, “‘He’ll command his angels regarding you, to protect you,’ and “‘On their fingers they may bear you up, lest you strike your foot towards a stone.’” And Jesus answered him, “It’s stated, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the take a look at.’” And when the satan had ended each temptation, he departed from him till an opportune time. – Luke 4:9-13
As I unpack Luke 4, I am all the time shocked at how Jesus shuts down the enemy’s temptation. Every rebuttal He gave started with, “It’s written, or it’s stated.” Right here, we see Jesus within the thick of temptation, reciting precisely what God’s Phrase says. What an unimaginable instance that is for us as a result of usually, within the throws of an assault, we get overly emotional or too discouraged to talk the Phrase with authority and ship Devil again to the place he belongs. Jesus confirmed us that we should not communicate what we “assume” or what we “really feel” to Devil however what we all know as all authoritative reality. You see, realizing the Phrase of God is a lot extra than simply memorizing. It’s hiding the last word reality that cuts by the enemy’s techniques in our hearts. It signifies that we should lean into the Lord as our Counselor and communicate His Phrase as a result of it’s the solely weapon of protection we’ve on this earth.
Buddy, as I mirror on my relationship with the Lord and the way it’s grown, I see the spots of deafening temptation that God sustained me by. I see many, many moments the place His Phrase and His Spirit endorsed my coronary heart; guiding, directing, and defending me by the present world that we reside in for now. My prayer in your coronary heart and mine this season is that we glance to the fullness we’ve obtained in our relationship with God the Father. He has promised to counsel us, shepherd us, and maintain us by this time and all of the temptations that come up towards us. As you agree into the season, start to unpack who God says He’s, why we should know His Phrase, the explanation we communicate it with authority, and the promise this season has given us.
Let’s Pray:
Lord, thanks for the guarantees and provision we’ve by your Phrase. I pray, Lord, for boldness to talk your reality within the moments I’m tempted to talk what I feel or what I really feel. Could I all the time search to be led by your Holy Spirit as I journey by no matter you’ve earlier than me on earth.
In Jesus’ identify, amen.
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Chelsey is the voice behind the Residing with Much less Podcast and writer of the 52-week devotional Extra of Him, Much less of Me: Residing a Christ-centered Life in a Me-centered World. She writes devotions for Lifeway Girls’s Journey Journal, Crosswalk.com, and iBelieve.com. She additionally writes Bible studying plans for the YouVersion Bible App. Chelsey lives in Ohio together with her husband and two kids. You may join together with her on Instagram @chelseydematteis and at her web site ChelseyDeMatteis.com.
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