{"id":611,"date":"2019-04-17T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=611"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:08:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:08:43","slug":"611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=611","title":{"rendered":"Path to the Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<audio id=\"wp_mep_1\" src=\"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/m4a\/Journey%20Notes%2043%20Path%20to%20the%20Kingdom%20Accomp.m4a\"     controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/audio>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t,audioWidth:,audioHeight:\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>Isaiah prophesied of the coming Messiah.\u00a0 He would be called King of kings and Lord of lords. \u00a0The government would be on His shoulders.\u00a0 In a word, He would be powerful.<\/p>\n<p>In his own twisted way, Satan offered to &#8220;help&#8221; Jesus ascend to power.\u00a0 He showed Jesus the kingdoms of the world.\u00a0 If Jesus would simply worship Satan, then Satan would give Jesus power over the kingdoms.\u00a0 Think about that for a moment.\u00a0 Satan must have believed that the Lord&#8217;s mind was addled after fasting in the wilderness.\u00a0 Jesus had been baptized in the Jordan River by John.\u00a0 The Spirit descended.\u00a0 God said, &#8220;This is my Son.&#8221;\u00a0 Jesus knew His place in the world.\u00a0 And after all of that, Satan offered a deal so that if Jesus would pay homage to Satan, then Satan would give Jesus a place to pay homage.\u00a0 Jesus knew that the most powerful servant of Satan was still nothing more than a servant of Satan.\u00a0 It hardly took Jesus a moment to turn down the offer and send Satan away saying, &#8220;It is written, &#8216;Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even though Jesus was God&#8217;s own Son, He knew that worship belongs to God alone.\u00a0 In His human form, even Christ owed worship to God, just like us.\u00a0 The Lord relied on the scriptures to reply to Satan.\u00a0 Throughout His ministry He would rely on prayer to go to God.\u00a0 This need to look to God and rely on prayer was well expressed by Joseph M. Scriven, who penned the words to <em>What a Friend We Have in Jesus<\/em>.\u00a0 This beautiful hymn, originally titled <em>Pray Without Ceasing<\/em>, instructs and inspires us to rely on God and His Word throughout our lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Have we trials and temptations?<br \/>\nIs there trouble anywhere?<br \/>\nWe should never be discouraged;<br \/>\ntake it to the Lord in prayer.<br \/>\nCan we find a friend so faithful<br \/>\nwho will all our sorrows share?<br \/>\nJesus knows our every weakness;<br \/>\ntake it to the Lord in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus faced trials and temptations beyond anything we will ever know.\u00a0 Whatever we face on our pilgrim journey, Jesus understands it.\u00a0 We can talk to Him about it.\u00a0 We can take it to the Lord in prayer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What a Friend We Have in Jesus\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGlov4RvZkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Follow the Path!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em><strong>CARadke<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[Use with <em>Challenge of Power<\/em>, day 43 of <a title=\"Order your copy of A Labyrinth Pilgrimage today!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/3366946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Labyrinth Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaiah prophesied of the coming Messiah.\u00a0 He would be called King of kings and Lord of lords. \u00a0The government would be on His shoulders.\u00a0 In a word, He would be powerful. 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