Luke 4:1 (New English Translation) Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. Luke 5:16 (New English Translation) Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed. I love those God-filled revelations that grab me when I read the scriptures. I had one of those recently when I read Luke’s gospel, chapters 4 and 5. Like most readers who are familiar with the gospel writings, I was aware that the Judean wilderness was the place where, […]
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