I have been studying the words in red in the bible…..
The red words are Jesus words.
The first red words occur when Jesus goes to John the
Baptist to be baptized….
1.
Baptism
Matt 3:15
a.
Jesus
came to John the Baptist and wanted to get baptized
i.
John
thought it was absurd and said he thought Jesus should baptize him
ii.
Jesus
then proceeded to say that
Matthew 3:15(AMP)
But Jesus replied to him, Permit it just now; for this is the
fitting way for [both of] us to fulfill all righteousness [that is, to perform
completely whatever is right]. Then he permitted Him.
iii.
Jesus
did not deny that John should get baptized
HOWEVER!
iv.
Jesus
then humbled himself and got baptized
v.
he
knew no sin but still submitted to a baptism of repentance
vi.
Preached
by example
vii.
Christ
was designed for the highest honors, yet in his first step he thus lowered
himself.
1.
Note,
those who would rise high must begin low.
2.
Before
honor is humility.
2.
The
second group of red words is after Jesus gets baptized and he is immediately
led by the spirit into the wilderness (the wilderness is a desert…it is a
picture of dry , lonely, and a hard place)
a.
This
is where he prepared himself for his ministry (He fasted for 40 days and nights)
b.
Coming
out of his fast the devil was there to meet him….he devil tried to tempt Jesus
i.
He
asked him to make the rocks bread…Jesus was hungry (he focused Jesus on his
weakness so that he could manipulate him)
1.
Jesus
responded in
Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) But
He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” (hence the reason I am
studying the red words)
ii.
Then
he tried to tempt Jesus again by saying jump and the angels would catch him…Jesus
was tired (Jesus was on a mountain, hungry, he could have taken a short cut
down the mountain by jumping down it but he refused to take short cuts….as we
should not take short cuts
iii.
***when we are tired it is really easy to say
God if this is you- then do this or that, but that is not what we are to do
iv.
He
then told him to look at the kingdoms and tried to convince Jesus to worship
before him in exchange for power. The devil will find anything he can to
distract you from Gods will. In this case he tried to use power but he can also
use: men, women, clothes, cars, money, ect
1.
Jesus
replied saying We are to worship God alone
…..
no matter how hard it is, stay focused on Jesus and worship Him by putting your focus on Him alone
v.
Immediately
after Jesus resisted the temptation Angels came to minister to Jesus (when you
stay strong through your weakness…you push through it and stay focused on
God...you will be ministered to)
Jesus
begins His ministry Matt 4:18
a.
Jesus
first thing he preached was repentance….
Matthew 4:17 (NKJV) From that time Jesus began to preach and to say,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
i.
What does repent mean?
1.
"Repentance (Greek
word- metanoia, pronounced - me-tä-no-e'-ō 'change of
mind') involves a turning with remorse from sin to God; the repentant sinner is
in the proper condition to accept the divine forgiveness."
2.
to change one's mind, i.e. to repent
3.
to change one's mind for
better, heartily to amend with hatred or disgust of one's past sins
4.
It is a verb-an action
word, that is in the present tense, it uses an active voice and it is in a mood
that is commanding and authoritative …
5.
* The Present Active
Imperative verb form occurs 592 times in the New Testament…..change of the
heart and soul, of the life and actions
6.
What does this mean….it
means we need to be aggressively changing our mind when it comes to sin. We do
not flirt with it…
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