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    Overcoming in Spirit and Truth
    Overcoming in Spirit and Truth
    Overcoming in Spirit and Truth
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    Overcoming in Spirit and Truth

    By F. Wayne Mac Leod

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    Jesus was tempted in every way like you and I are tempted. Though He was fully God He endured the temptation of Satan. Throughout His temptation in Luke 4:1-13, Jesus maintained His integrity by holding firm against all Satan threw at Him. Because He was tempted as we are, He is able to understand what we face. He is also a powerful example for us of how to overcome the temptations and testing that comes our way. The secret to His victory was the Word of God and the power of the Spirit of God. These tools are available to us today as well. Jesus shows us the power in these tools over the enemy.

    Luke 4:1-13, the story of Jesus' temptation, teaches us something about the devil's tactic but also of the power of God's Word and the Spirit to overcome.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherF. Wayne Mac Leod
    Release dateMar 5, 2015
    ISBN9781311894786
    Overcoming in Spirit and Truth
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    F. Wayne Mac Leod

    F. Wayne Mac Leod was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada and received his education at Ontario Bible College, University of Waterloo and Ontario Theological Seminary. He was ordained at Hespeler Baptist Church, Cambridge, Ontario in 1991. He and his wife, Diane served as missionaries with the Africa Evangelical Fellowship (now merged with SIM) on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion in the Indian Ocean from 1985-1993 where he was involved in church development and leadership training. He is presently involved in a writing ministry and is a member of Action International Ministries.

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      Overcoming in Spirit and Truth - F. Wayne Mac Leod

      OVERCOMING IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH

      How Jesus Overcame the Temptations and Traps of the Devil in Luke 4:1-13

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

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      Copyright © 2012 by F. Wayne Mac Leod

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      This ebook is licences for personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thanks for respecting the hard work of this author.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise specified are taken from the New International Version of the Bible (Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used with permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. All rights reserved.)

      Proof Readers: Sue St. Amour, Diane Mac Leod

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Chapter 1 - Led By the Spirit into the Desert

      Chapter 2 - He Ate Nothing

      Chapter 3 - Turning a Stone to Bread

      Chapter 4 - Led to a High Place

      Chapter 5 - Who Will You Worship?

      Chapter 6 - Led to Jerusalem

      Chapter 7 - Testing God

      Chapter 8 - An Opportune Time

      Chapter 9 - Spirit and Truth

      Light To My Path Book Distribution

      PREFACE

      This is a study of the temptation of Jesus as recorded in Luke 4:1-13. There is much more that could be said about these verses and there are many good commentaries on this subject. My purpose is to get a sense of what Jesus faced in those days of trial and temptation and to see how it applies to life today.

      Every one of us faces temptations and trials. There is no better example than that of the Lord Jesus who was tempted just as we are, yet without sin (see Hebrews 4:15). In Luke 4:1-13 we see how Jesus was triumphant over the fury of Satan.

      There are four things I would like every reader to see from this passage. First, the Lord Jesus, who was fully God, endured the testing of Satan. He humbled Himself and endured this for you and me. If He had to face these temptations and trials at the hand of Satan, we too must also go through them as well. The Christian life is not always a life of ease. Jesus began and ended His ministry under testing and trial.

      Second, I would like every reader to see the character of Jesus in this passage. His integrity is without question. In the midst of the fierce temptations of the enemy, Jesus held firm to the Father’s purpose for His life. He came out of that battle with Satan absolutely pure and undefiled. He is the perfect Saviour who is worthy of all honour and worship.

      Third, the Lord Jesus, as the perfect Son of God, knows what it means to be tempted and to suffer trials. He can identify with our pain and need. He felt what we feel. We can come to him with confidence that He will understand our pain and temptations.

      Finally, in those days of testing, Jesus’ strength was in the Word of the Father and the Spirit. These same tools are available to us today. The power to overcome is not in us but it is available to all who will trust in God’s leading and strength just as Christ did.

      This book may not change your life, but I am convinced that it is a tool that God can use. Don’t just read this book; take the time to reflect on it. Ask the Holy Spirit to take the truth of the Word and apply it to your situation. My prayer is that the truth of Luke 4:1-13 will come alive again and strengthen, encourage and comfort all who take the time to read this commentary. May the Lord be pleased to use this passage of Scripture in your life for His glory.

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Chapter 1 - LED BY THE SPIRIT INTO THE DESERT

      Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. (Luke 4:1-2)

      The context of Luke 4 is the baptism of the Lord Jesus. This seems clear from Matthew 3:13-4:1:

      Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? Jesus replied, Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness. Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

      Notice that Luke 4:1 tells us that Jesus returned from the Jordan. It was there at the Jordan River that Jesus had been baptised by John. This would be the beginning of his public ministry.

      Something very important happened on the day Jesus was baptised. In Matthew 3:16, we read that as soon as He came out of the water, the Holy Spirit

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