Now after Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River and was "full of the Holy Spirit", the Spirit led Him into the wilderness. There He fasted for 40 days and nights and was tempted by the devil. Emerging victorious from His temptation, "Jesus returned with power" and began proclaiming the message of the Kingdom.
"Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region." (Luke 4:14)
Keep in mind, Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit without measure. Keep this in mind also as well: throughout the Gospels there is no evidence or record that while Jesus was on the Earth, the Holy Spirit was present or active anywhere else except in Him. He was the vanguard of a new order, the first of a new generation of people who would be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Jesus came to reconnect us to the Father and His glorious Kingdom. And by the way, I'm very glad He did! Now, the connecting link is the Holy Spirit. That is why the focus of His message was: "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near." Jesus' primary purpose was not to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons or even to perform other miraculous signs. Those things were only signs that the Kingdom of God had come to earth, but they were not His main focus. Jesus' ultimate assignment was to make way for the coming kingdom by introducing men to the power of the Holy Spirit.
If we would take a minute to evaluate and meditate on God's Word, wed would understand that the devil has distorted the message of truth. The Holy Spirit is the one that gives us power to overcome any obstacle. Have you noticed that many preachers and teachers preach and teach what He did and avoid the message of the kingdom? Why is that?! Because without time and building a relationship with the Lord, the devil will cause you to miss the mark, by distorting the truth. I have always said, "some God called, some God sent and some just got up and went without waiting on God's time."
"Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region." (Luke 4:14)
Keep in mind, Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit without measure. Keep this in mind also as well: throughout the Gospels there is no evidence or record that while Jesus was on the Earth, the Holy Spirit was present or active anywhere else except in Him. He was the vanguard of a new order, the first of a new generation of people who would be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Jesus came to reconnect us to the Father and His glorious Kingdom. And by the way, I'm very glad He did! Now, the connecting link is the Holy Spirit. That is why the focus of His message was: "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near." Jesus' primary purpose was not to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons or even to perform other miraculous signs. Those things were only signs that the Kingdom of God had come to earth, but they were not His main focus. Jesus' ultimate assignment was to make way for the coming kingdom by introducing men to the power of the Holy Spirit.
If we would take a minute to evaluate and meditate on God's Word, wed would understand that the devil has distorted the message of truth. The Holy Spirit is the one that gives us power to overcome any obstacle. Have you noticed that many preachers and teachers preach and teach what He did and avoid the message of the kingdom? Why is that?! Because without time and building a relationship with the Lord, the devil will cause you to miss the mark, by distorting the truth. I have always said, "some God called, some God sent and some just got up and went without waiting on God's time."