November 19, 2021 9:46 am
Jesus Christ faced numerous attempts by Satan to block his birth, tempt him, and ultimately kill him, but was ultimately victorious through his resurrection and ascension, proclaiming his victory over death, hell, and Satan.
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This is Truth Matters! Daily devotion with Dr. Cheryl Davis.
Hello, I'm Dr. Cheryl Davis and you are listening to Truth Matters. I can even corrupt Jesus and so in Matthew chapter 4, this is where we see where he tempts Jesus. Jesus said to him, He was not successful. So again, this shows the history of the Bible and the history of Satan's attempt to block the birth of Christ. But when he was unsuccessful to block the birth of Christ, he was able to try to tempt Christ. But even after the tempting of Christ, the people of Nazareth tried to throw Jesus off the cliff during his ministry. But finally, Satan thought he had Jesus killed on a cross outside of Jerusalem.
And I like this version of the Last Supper. If you go to the Last Supper, this is a very specific verse in John 13, 27. Verse 27 when it says, So even then, Jesus had to give permission for Satan to even perform what Judas was chosen to do. Judas allowed Satan to enter him.
Judas traded Jesus for only a few pieces of silver. And Satan thought that he was going to be successful at killing Jesus at this point. He thought he had won, but Satan had not really counted on the resurrection and the ascension of Christ. But when Christ arose, there was nothing he could do at that point. He was defeated.
And we know that Jesus, while he was in the grave, went down and took the keys to death, hell in the grave. But also preached to Satan to say that he was defeated. It's not that he preached and gave those that died in Satan a chance.
No, that's not what happened. He went to proclaim his victory over death, hell in the grave, and told Satan he was a defeated foe. But this is a critical juncture in the work of Satan. And I know you're probably saying, why is she so focused on the strategy of Satan? I firmly believe that if we know the strategy of our enemy, we know how to protect ourselves, we know how to anticipate things that are coming.
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