Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year Oneنموونە

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory (Matthew 4:8).

Whose kingdom will you build?

Nimrod, whose name derives from the Hebrew meaning “rebel”, builds for himself a kingdom. Moses records, “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar” (Genesis 10:10). Satan, who is called “the ruler of this world” (John 12:31), tries to divert Jesus from His calling by showing and then offering Him the kingdoms of this world. Our Lord isn’t distracted because He stays focused on the Word. “It is written” gives us the first recorded words of Jesus from the New Testament (Matthew 4:4). He preaches about a different kingdom than the one embraced by Nimrod and Satan. Jesus proclaims, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17).

Employment Point: Partner with Jesus to build His enduring kingdom.