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Satan attacked the most basic of Jesus’ beliefs: who He was. Satan also knew He was hungry. Turning stones into bread must have been a temptation for Jesus, or Satan would not have used it.
    Satan is very subtle in his temptations. It looked like he was trying to get Jesus to perform a miracle, but he was actually trying to make Jesus waiver in His faith concerning who He was. He tried to get Jesus to draw on the supernatural power of God to confirm His own identity, but it didn’t work! Jesus knew who He was and never wavered in believing it.
    Unlike Jesus, we sometimes fall for this trick of the devil. We may say we are arguing what we believe, but we are hoping to convince ourselves. Someone who really knows who they are in Christ does not have to prove anything to anyone because they have full assurance from God’s Word that He loves them and values them.
    Isaiah 30:15 says, “For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” Today meditate on God’s Word and let the Holy Spirit build your confidence in who you are in Christ Jesus.
    January 14: Prosperity Pleases Jesus

3 John 2
    Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 2
    Jesus gave His life to deliver us from this present evil world (Gal. 1:4) and to give us an abundant life. (John 10:10.) Having walked closely with Jesus and being inspired by the Holy Spirit, John wrote that more than anything he wanted all believers to be healthy and productive. That’s what Jesus died for. He said this would happen as our souls prospered, and our souls prosper as we live in His truth.
    Jesus said that if we saw Him, we saw the Father. He and the Father were in agreement about everything and were One. Therefore, it stands to reason that anyone who loved us enough to sacrifice His Son to purchase our freedom would do anything for our welfare. (Rom. 8:32.) Yet today many people think God either delights in or is apathetic toward our poverty and sickness.
    The Word of God makes it clear that your soul and the rest of your life will prosper as you open your heart to the love and provision of the Lord in every area of your life—spiritual, emotional, mental, social, and physical. Not believing this truth has caused many others to see God as only relevant to their eternal needs. However, the Word plainly teaches that your great salvation includes so much more!
    As you believe, experience, and preach a full Gospel, you will see God’s reality and power manifest in the here and now. You shouldn’t reject what Jesus died to give you for any reason. He is glorified when you let Him prosper you. (Ps. 35:27.)
    Today give Jesus pleasure by walking in a whole new level of prosperity.
    January 15: Make Jesus Marvel
    Matthew 8:5-13; John 20:24-29
    Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
    John 20:29
    When I first became aware that the Lord did miracles today, I realized I had missed out on the supernatural in my Christian life. That made me want to make up for lost time by immediately receiving everything I could. I heard about visions, dreams, and angels appearing to people—and I wanted all of that! So I started praying for those things to happen to me. However, the Lord used Scriptures like the verses above to stop me in my tracks.
    Jesus said that the greatest faith He’d ever seen was a faith that didn’t have to see to believe. This faith was in the Word of God alone. (Matt. 8:10.) He told Thomas that he had believed because he had seen, but there was a greater blessing on those who believed by faith and not by sight. This means that we will walk in a greater degree of faith the more we are directed solely by God’s Word.
    That settled it for me. I wanted God’s best. I knew that without faith it was impossible to