Message: The gospel according to Luke
Text: Luke 22:1-6 (3, 5)
The devil doesn’t get it:
Genesis 1:27 Every human is created in the image of God.
Romans 3:12, James 1:17 That’s where our good comes from.
Philippians 2:13, 1 John 4:19 Christians ramp it up a notch.
Satan’s temptation of Eve: he tempts her to be like God (more than the image of God) Why? Because he wants Eve to be like him and he wants to be like God…Satan wants to be God.
Satan’s temptation of Jesus: he wants Jesus to worship him. Why? Satan despises our worship of Jesus and craves our worship of himself probably more than anything else. Satan wants to be worshiped as if he were God.
Satan is the ultimate prejudiced bigot and the ultimate narcissist. He hates everything and everyone who is not him; he wants everything to worship him; he wants everything and everyone to revolve around him.
…and you’re not like that and he doesn’t get it! Satan can’t fathom your love and repentance.