LENT – WEEK 2 – WEDNESDAY LESSON: LUKE 11:5-13 We share in Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end. Hebrews 3:14 When we hear how Christ answered the Canaanite woman in the Gospel (Matthew 15:21-26), we are in a way reminded of quite a number of remarkable statements that He…

LENT – WEEK 2 – TUESDAY LESSON: COLOSSIANS 1:21-23 His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying after us.” He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 15:23,24 When the cries and faith of the Canaanite woman prove fruitless, the disciples…

LENT – WEEK 2 – MONDAY LESSON: 1 PETER 1:16-21 Behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” But he did not answer her a word. Matthew 15:22,23 Note how Christ hammers and drives faith…

LENT – WEEK 2 – SUNDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 15:21-28 Immediately a woman, whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. Mark 7:25 In this Canaanite woman, we see that true faith is confidence of the heart in the grace and goodness of God,…

LENT – WEEK 1 – SATURDAY LESSON: PSALM 34:1-10 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him. Matthew 4:11 Finally, the angels came to Him and ministered to Him. This must have taken place in a bodily manner. They appeared as bodily ministrants and brought Him food and drink and…

LENT – WEEK 1 – FRIDAY LESSON: JAMES 4:5-10 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Matthew 4:8,9 The…

LENT – WEEK 1 – THURSDAY LESSON: EPHESIANS 6:10-17 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” Matthew 4:7 The devil’s second temptation is quite different from the first one but quite similar to it in its absurdity. Here the devil teaches us to tempt God, just…

LENT – WEEK 1- WEDNESDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 26:36-41 If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread. Matthew 4:3 After approaching Christ, the devil assails Him by confronting Him with His bodily welfare and casting doubt on God’s goodness, saying, “If you are the Son of God, command these…

LENT – WEEK 1 – TUESDAY LESSON: LUKE 12:22-31 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him. Hebrews 5:8,9 The account of Christ’s temptation has been written both for our learning and admonition. First, we…

LENT – WEEK 1 – MONDAY LESSON: ROMANS 8:12-17 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 There is a reason why the evangelist, with considerable care, states right at the beginning of this Gospel that Jesus was led by the Spirit into the…