It is Written! Yah'shua' Wilderness Temptation - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

IT IS WRITTEN!

The Story of Yah'shua's Wilderness Temptation

(This Bible story lesson was lovingly prepared for you by a team of
seven Internet volunteers.)

"I'm going to GET you!" laughed Nina, as she chased her little
sister around the sofa.

Savanna giggled as she ran.

Usually the sun shone bright and hot, but the past few summer days
had been stormy. The girls had played board games, and colored, and
read stories. Their mom had helped them bake cookies.

Today, it was STILL raining and Mom had to go to the doctor, so
Mrs. Murphy was staying with them. It wasn't as much fun having a
babysitter as having Mom with them, so the girls were making their
own fun.

Round and round the sofa they ran. It was such fun...UNTIL
Savanna bumped into the end table, and the candy dish crashed to
the floor.

"WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE, GIRLS?" Mrs. Murphy called from the
kitchen table.

"Nothing!" the girls shouted together.

"Let's hide the broken pieces in the trash can," suggested
Savanna.

"I think Mom will notice that it isn't here," replied her
sister. "I think we should just TELL her what happened."

"We could tell her that Mrs. Murphy bumped into the table and
broke it!" Savanna said in a whisper.

"No, Savanna," Nina said with a smile, as she hugged her little
sister. "We CAN'T lie to Mom about the dish. She won't get mad if
we tell the truth."

Just then, the front door opened, and their mom came into the
living room.

"Oh, dear! What HAPPENED here?" she asked.

* * *

John the Baptist had just baptized his cousin Yah'shua in the
Jordan River. Yahweh, the Father, was SO well pleased,

He TOLD Him so,
straight from heaven,
in a voice SO loud,
everybody around Him heard it:

"THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED."

The Bible says that right after Yah'shua was baptized, while He
was still wet and had just come up out of the water, the heavens
above him opened straight up and the most beautiful thing happened.

As Yah'shua looked up, He saw Yahweh's Ruach haQodesh coming down right
out of the heavens. As a matter of fact, the Ruach haQodesh landed
smack on top of Him, in the beautiful form of a dove.

* * *

The sun beat down HOT on the desert wilderness. Yah'shua had listened
when the Spirit of Yahweh spoke to Him. Far into the country He had
walked, leaving His friends and His family behind. After a few
days, He saw no travelers. Yah'shua was ALL ALONE in the wilderness.
He prayed and listened to His Father Yahweh.

For forty days and forty nights, He didn't eat. At the end of that
time, He was very, very hungry. The devil came and tempted Him by
saying, "If you are the Son of Yahweh, COMMAND that these stones be
made bread."

Could Father Yahweh turn those stones into bread? Of course, He
could...if Yah'shua had asked!

But Yah'shua said, "IT IS WRITTEN, Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes out from the mouth of Yahweh."

* * *

The devil wasn't going to go away so easily, so he took Yah'shua into
the holy city and set Him on a top corner of the temple. The temple
was VERY, very tall. Would you hurt yourself if you fell off your
house? Well, this temple was MUCH taller than your house. As Yah'shua
stood up on that temple, He looked down at the ground far below
Him.

The devil said, "Now if You really are the Son of Yahweh, cast
yourself down." This time the devil quoted a Bible verse: "FOR IT
IS WRITTEN, He shall give His angels charge concerning thee: and in
their hands they shall bear you up, lest at any time you dash Your
foot against a stone."

Yah'shua answered back: "IT IS WRITTEN AGAIN, that you shall not tempt
the Lord thy Yahweh." Yah'shua knew Yahweh's Word WELL.

* * *

Finally, the devil took Yah'shua up a very, very high mountain. He
showed Him all the kingdoms of the world with all their beauty and
wealth.

What a sight that must have been!

The devil told Yah'shua, "All these things will I give you, if you
will fall down and worship me."

The devil had the power to do this for he rules over the earth.

This time, Yah'shua said to Satan, "Begone, devil! FOR IT IS WRITTEN,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy Yahweh, and Him only shall you serve."

With this, the devil left Yah'shua, and the next thing He could see,
was the comforting sight of angels coming to minister to Him and
care for Him.

* * *

REMEMBER
When you find yourself tempted, call on Yah'shua to help you through
it.

THINK!
1. Something wonderful happened the day Yah'shua was baptized. What
was it?
2. Where did Yah'shua go as He walked?
3. How long did Yah'shua fast or go without food?
4. How many times did Satan tempt Yah'shua?
5. Yah'shua answered the devil the same way all three times. What
did Yah'shua say to the devil?
6. Can you think of a time when you were tempted?
7. What did you do?
8. What should you have done?
9. Who can help you when you are tempted?

A VERSE TO LEARN

"...Pray that ye enter not into temptation" (Luke 22:40).

LET'S PRAY

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Loving Yahweh, we praise You for this day and every
day. Many times we are tempted to do things that we
KNOW we should not do. Help us to resist doing those
things that we know would not please You. In Yah'shua's
Name. Amen.
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CAN YOU FIND THIS STORY IN THE BIBLE?
Matthew 3:13-17; 4:1-11
Mark 1:9-13
Luke 3:21,22; 4:1-13
John 1:31-34

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