Led by the Spirit Into Hard Places | November 9th, 2026
Reading:
Luke 4:1-2
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
Romans 8:14
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Isaiah 11:1-2
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
Romans 8:14
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Isaiah 11:1-2
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
Devotional
Being filled with the Holy Spirit did not lead Jesus to comfort. It led him into the wilderness. This is a truth the church often avoids. The Spirit's leading does not always feel pleasant or convenient. Sometimes obedience looks like dry, rugged terrain. Yet the wilderness is not abandonment. It is preparation. God uses hard seasons to train, strengthen, and root us more deeply in dependence on him. The question is not whether difficulty will come, but whether we will follow the Spirit into it with trust.
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