Isaiah is quoted in reference to John's proclamation that, "all flesh shall see the salvation of God." This is the key to Luke's gospel. Luke reaches out beyond the conventions of the day that was very adult male dominated. Jesus came for ALL people. We will see this throughout all of Luke's gospel story.
Jesus' temptation is a battle we have almost every day as the Deceiver seeks to pull us away from, and redefine, the gospel message from Jesus. The scripture is even misused by the Deceiver is order to pull us in wrong directions. I think that is why it is so important to sink deeper into the gospel, to stay in the pool of what Jesus has done for us and not jump around into every faddish teaching that comes around that sounds good to our ears. The Deceiver was promising blessing to Jesus and that He had a right to receive these extra things from God. Jesus was clear that this was not the focus of his ministry. Which was good because right out of the gate he is rejected in Nazareth. Not only that, they tried to kill Jesus at the beginning of his ministry. Being faithful to God does not mean that all things in our lives go well, even when we serve God faithfully!
That's what I heard this morning. What about you?
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