"Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned form the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry." - Luke 4:1-2
For forty days, Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit. Oh, how I would also love to be full of the Holy Spirit! Throughout the forty days, to continually remain in the presence of God is such a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, this is a struggle for myself to be full of the Holy Spirit, even for a day. I think for many of us, we experience a lot of distractions from school, work, family and other personal issues. I believe Jesus had his fair share of distractions during his time in the desert as well. But the fact that he was able to say calmly to the devil, "Man does not live on bread alone" shows how focused he was on his faith at that point in time. Imagine his hunger from not eating for forty days! If I were him, I'll probably be saying, "Yes God, please just turn one of these stones into a bread!" But Jesus did not say anything close to that at all.
"Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshipped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned form the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the Lord's commands." - Jud 2:16-17
In contrast to Jesus Christ, the Israelites, were so much more ready to turn their faith against God, which I feel has always been the case since the downfall of Adam and Eve.
PRAYER:
"Abba Father, grant me the focus to concentrate on You my Lord, like Jesus Christ, after wandering for forty days in the desert, who was able to rebut the devil, 'Man does not live on bread alone' even though he was feeling famished. Grant me the same power of concentration through your grace, so that I can please and honor you, oh Lord. Help me, Father, to focus on myself and my needs, but rather, do all that I can, for you. In Jesus most precious name, I pray, Amen."
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