Cristy Li

Jesus said, “I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness
but will have the Light of Life.” –John 8:12 (NRSVCE)
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Prayer – Trust In God

Save me in Your steadfast love. (Psalm 31:16B)

In You, O Lord, I seek refuge;

Do not let me ever be put to shame;

In Your righteousness deliver me.

Incline Your ear to me; Rescue me speedily.

Be a Rock of Refuge for me. a strong fortress to save me.

You are indeed My Rock and My Fortress;

For Your Name’s sake lead me and guide me, take me out of the net that is hidden for me,

for You are My Refuge.

Into Your Hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, Faithful God!

Save me in Your steadfast love. (Psalm 31:16B)

You hate those who pay regard to worthless idols but I trust in the Lord!

I will exult and rejoice in Your steadfast love because You have seen my affliction;

You have taken heed of my adversities and have not delivered me into the hand of my enemy;

You have set my feet in a broad place.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; My eye wastes away from grief, my soul and

body also. For my life is spent with sorrow and my years with sighing;

My strength fails because of my misery and my bones waste away.

I am the scorn of all my adversaries, a horror to my neighbors, an object of dread to my

acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me. I have passed out of mind like one

who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel. For I hear the whispering of many — terror all

around! — As they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.

Save me in Your steadfast love. (Psalm 31:16B)

I Trust in You, O Lord!

I say, “You are My God.”

My times are in Your Hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.

Save me in Your steadfast love. (Psalm 31:16B)

Let Your Face shine upon Your servant;

Save me in Your steadfast love.

Do not let me be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You; Let the wicked be put to shame;

Let them go dumbfounded to Sheol (Hell).

Let the lying lips be stilled, that speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.

O how abundant is Your Goodness that You have laid up for those who fear You

and accomplished for those who take refuge in You, in the sight of everyone!

In the shelter of Your presence You hide them from human plots;

You hold them safe under Your shelter from contentious tongues.

Blessed Be The Lord, for He has wondrously shown His steadfast love to me when I was beset

as a city under siege. I had said in my alarm, “I am driven far from Your sight”

but you heard my supplications when I cried out to you for help.

Love the Lord, all you His saints.

The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts haughtily.

Be strong and let your heart take courage,

all you who wait for The Lord! –Psalm 31:1-24

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Jesus said, “One does not live by bread alone
but by every Word that comes from the mouth of God.” –Matthew 4:4 (NRSVCE)

The Temptation of Jesus

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil, He fasted forty days

and forty nights and afterwards he was famished. The tempter (Satan) came and said to Jesus,

‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loves of bread.’ Jesus answered

Satan, It is written, (See: Deuteronomy 8:3)

“One does not live by bread alone
but by every Word that comes from the mouth of God.”

Then Satan took Jesus to the Holy City and placed Him on the pinnacle of the Temple saying to

Him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw Yourself down, for it is written,

“He will command His angels concerning you’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up so that

you may not dash your foot against a stone.”‘ (Psalm 91:11-12)

Jesus said to Satan,

“Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord Your God to the test.'” (Deuteronomy 6:16)

Then Satan took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world

and their splendor and he said to Jesus, ‘All these I will give You if You will fall down and

worship me.’

Jesus said to Satan,

“Worship the Lord and serve only Him!” (See also: Deuteronomy 6:13-15)

Then Satan left Jesus and suddenly angels came and waited on Him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee

Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee, He left Nazareth and made

His home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had

been spoken through the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

“Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the

Gentiles — the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light and for those who sat in the

region and shadow of death light has dawned.” (See: Isaiah 9:1-2)

From that time Jesus began to proclaim,

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.” –Matthew 4:1-17

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