If you are in need of a devotional to read in 2017, I suggest you try UCBs word for today. I have been reading it for over 12 years and I can say that I have been so blessed. I hope the message below blesses you as it blessed me. Its a series, so if you need to read the rest, click on the link. http://www.ucb.co.uk/
‘Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil.’
1 Peter 5:8
When Jesus fought the devil in the wilderness, Satan
never landed a single punch. Three times Jesus told him, ‘It is written’
(Matthew 4:4, 7, 10 NKJV). And with those three solid right hooks, Satan went
down and couldn’t get up. Let’s look at each of the three temptations. ‘If you
are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread’ (v. 3 NLT).
Note Satan’s twofold attack: 1) ‘If you are the Son of God.’ Satan will make
you doubt your salvation, your Saviour, and your righteous standing before God
(see 2 Corinthians 5:21). He’ll remind you of all your flaws and failures.
He’ll tell you, ‘The Christian life is too hard; give up!’ That’s a lie; don’t
believe him. Yes, the Holy Spirit will point out your character defects so you
can overcome them. But you’re not saved by your own goodness. ‘By grace you
have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God’ (Ephesians 2:8 NKJV). 2) ‘Change these stones into loaves of bread.’ Forty
days of fasting had left Jesus famished. His stomach was empty, so Satan began
with the topic of bread. Where are you empty? Are you hungry for attention,
craving success, and longing for intimacy? You must be aware of your weak spots
and bring them to God before Satan brings them to you and says, ‘Meet your own
needs. Take matters into your own hands. Leave God out of the picture.’ No, if
you could live the Christian life without God, you wouldn’t need Him! It’s the
life that’s totally dependent on God that defeats Satan’s strategies every
time.
http://www.ucb.co.uk/word-for-today-44152.html
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