The Third Temptation of Christ – Blind Patriotism
The third temptation that Christ faced in the desert as he began to shape his ministry was that of placing worldly power and might ahead of allegiance to God. The people at the time were ready for a military messiah, one who could rally the people together to oust foreign intervention and reestablish a separate and sovereign people.
The Real Secret Power Behind the Lord’s PrayerThe disciples of Jesus Christ were introduced to The Lord’s Prayer in order to enable them understand how Jesus through prayer was able to function in the level of anointing he did in his 3 years of ministry. The lifestyle of Jesus during his existence on earth demonstrated his total domination over sickness, disease, death, demons, the laws of nature etc.
What God Learned From McDonald’sSince we are always trying to explain things that are in many ways unexplainable, I often, as you know, try to approach a subject from different angles. In this case, understanding the true nature of “God” is of course beyond any comprehension available to the physical brain, so I have found it advantageous at times to use analogies to explain some things that would otherwise remain a mystery, and this time I think I have come up with a doozey of an analogy.