Do You Trust the Father?

Do you trust that God the Father will provide for you? The Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent is about Jesus being tempted in the desert. Dr. Sri walks through these passages as well as passages from the Old Testament to help us understand the importance of trust in the Father. Dr. Sri reminds us of all that God has done to provide for us.

Snippet from the Show
When you feel discouraged or anxious, surrender to the Father.

To dive more deeply into the Passion of Jesus Christ, read Dr. Sri’s book No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion.

Exodus 4:22

Then you shall say to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord: Israel is my firstborn son.”

Exodus 14-17

In these chapters, we see the Israelites go through trials, distrust of God, and being provided for by God. First, the Israelites are led out of Egypt. As the Egyptians descend upon them, they fear for their lives, but then God parts the Red Sea and they are delivered from the Egyptians. In the following chapters, the Israelites also cry out to God when they are hungry and then when they are thirsty. Both times, God provides for them.

Exodus 32

In this chapter, Moses goes up the mountain to God. The Israelites begin to despair and lose trust in God while he is gone, so they turn to what they knew in Egypt. They make an idol, a golden calf. Then they act as the Egyptians did in sexual promiscuity and debauchery. But then Moses does return and God does continue to provide for them.

Matthew 4:1-11

In these verses, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days. Note the similarity to the Israelites being led into the desert for forty years. In the desert, the devil tempts Jesus. However, Jesus resists and places his trust in the Father always.

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