A tweak…here and there…

 A tweak….here and there..

Two of my favorite soups are Panera’s autumn squash soup…

https://copykat.com/panera-bread-autumn-squash-soup/

And Olive Garden’s, Zuppa Tuscana….

https://copykat.com/olive-garden-zuppa-toscana-ii/

And of course , I tweak each one according to what I have on hand at the time…and make them very similar to the original…but, they are not the original company recipes…they are copycats…

As I read through the temptations of Christ in the wilderness, how Satan used tweaks of the Word to tempt the Word…and Jesus responded with the true Word to combat Satan…

Jesus was the original…the real Word…no need to add and for change…

 And of course, there is no comparison of Jesus to a recipe, but the point is He is the real Deal…there is no substitutes for Him…we can’t add and subtract from who He is…He was there from the beginning and He has no end…

Satan tries to trick with add-ons, tweaks, the “if onlys”, copycat, deceptions, lies, and whatever he has up his sleeve…but they can’t change that Jesus is, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”

Luke.3.22b

Thank YOU….

 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Matt.3.16-17

 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. 

And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 

The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 

And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 

And Jesus answered him, “It is written,“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,and him only shall you serve.’” 

And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written,“‘He will command his angels concerning you,to guard you,’ and“‘On their hands they will bear you up,lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” 

And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 

And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Luke.4.1-13

 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

1Cor.10.13

 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. 

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Heb.2.18,Heb.4.15-16

 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 

Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Jas.1.13-14Jas.1.16-18

Lord I need you…

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