Living By God’s Word & Serving Him
Luke introduces the ministry of
Jesus with His baptism by John
the Baptist & temptation by Satan.
Christ’s genealogy ties Him to
David the king, Abraham the
patriarch and Adam the first man.
Rejection in His hometown of
Nazareth causes Him to shift to
Capernaum where He ministers
for two years. There Christ calls
12 men calls 12 men to be His
travelling companions. And there
by the shores of Galilee He begin
to prepare them for ministry
He will soon entrust to them.
Lord, we’ll live by Yr Word & serve U:
Jesus was led by the Spirit in
the desert, where for 40 days he
was tempted by the devil. He ate
nothing those days and was hungry.
The devil said to him: If you are
the Son of God, tell this stone to
become bread. Jesus answered:
It is written: Man does not live
on bread alone, but by every
word of God. (Luke 4:1-4).
Then the devil, taking Him up on
a high mountain, showing Him all
the kingdoms… And the devil said:
If You worship me, all will be Yours.
And Jesus answered: It is written
You shall worship the Lord your God
and Him only you shall serve (v5-8).
Jesus came into synagogue & said:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
to preach the gospel to the poor,
to heal the broken-hearted…
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those oppressed,
to proclaim the acceptable year
of the Lord (Luke 4:16-19).
Lord, the enemy is strong and
sinister; but You are stronger.
Grant us the grace to recognise
the attacks of the enemy and
the strength to spurn his offers.
Knowing Your word is an effective
weapon against wily temptation.
Help us use Your word effectively,
have the faith in Your promises
and the grit to be steadfast. Amen.
Loving Lord, in gratitude of Your
great mercies, we offer our bodies
as living sacrifice to please You.
Help us Lord to always remember
to worship You our Creator God;
and serve only You; with single-
heartedness and wholeheartedly.
When temptation comes my way,
give me the strength to resist
and turn away from anything
that goes against Your will. Amen.
Lord, we realise there will be
pressures & temptations of life.
Help us to Serve Your purpose
by increasing our faith in You.
Help us to be Obedient to Your will,
while fulfilling our responsibilities.
Help us to Resist the devil by
knowing & obeying God’s Word
And grant us faith to stand firm.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.