February 20: Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 53:11; John 19:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:13–14; Ephesians 2:7; Ephesians 3:10–11; 1 Peter 2:9; Psalm 106:14; Luke 4:1–3; Luke 22:31–32; Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 3:8; James 1:13–15 - a podcast by Crossway

Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied.

Jesus… said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.—For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

“The people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.”—So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord.—So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.—But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Isaiah 43:21(Listen)

21     the people whom I formed for myself
  that they might declare my praise.

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Isaiah 53:11(Listen)

11   Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see¹and be satisfied;
  by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
    make many to be accounted righteous,
    and he shall bear their iniquities.

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John 19:30(Listen)

30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said,“It is finished,”and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

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2 Corinthians 5:21(Listen)

21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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Ephesians 1:13–14(Listen)

13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,14 who is the guarantee¹of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,²to the praise of his glory.

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Ephesians 2:7(Listen)

7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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Ephesians 3:10–11(Listen)

10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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1 Peter 2:9(Listen)

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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“The day of testing in the wilderness.”

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin.

But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert.—And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit… was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.—“Simon, Simon,… Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail.”

Psalm 106:14(Listen)

14   But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness,
    and put God to the test in the desert;

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Luke 4:1–3(Listen)

The Temptation of Jesus

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

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Luke 22:31–32(Listen)

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you,¹that he might sift you like wheat,32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

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Hebrews 2:18(Listen)

18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

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Hebrews 3:8(Listen)

8   do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
    on the day of testing in the wilderness,

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James 1:13–15(Listen)

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

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