Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God

       

                             
Mar 1:12 ASV - And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.   Greek: eremos Wilderness:   an adjective signifying "desolate, deserted, lonely," is used as a noun, and rendered "wilderness" 32 times in the AV; in Mat 24:26; Jhn 6:31, RV, "wilderness"  God has to separate his children to become their only provider .  Love not the world or the things in the world ,  the wilderness is a type and shadow of the wilderness Mose led the children into for forty years . It was a place where God separate the children from worldly living and in Egypt they had their flesh pots even though they cried out to God to deliver them from their bondage.  Jesus is the pattern we are to copy he came to show us the father and his love for man.   Jesus had a cross we have a cross he died and rose again on the third day . We to must die to our old man our carnal reasoning trusting in the arm of our flesh to keep us  .   In bible numerics the number forty is a time of Probation , trials and testing. The children were in the wilderness for forty years ,  God working with them in grace and mercy . They saw the great signs and wonders God did for them . He even told Moses to take another route in their journey it led to a place of no escape .  They were fearful and with out any faith but God love them and wanted to show his great power to them . The red sea was in front of them and Egyptian army behind them , Mose said stand and watch the salvation of your God. He not only saved them through water but destroyed their enemy also.  Just as today people do not see or believe they are in a place of decision with no way out but through the water of separation.  
1Pe 3:18 ASV - Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
1Pe 3:19 ASV - in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,
1Pe 3:20 ASV - that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:   The ark here is Jesus we abide in Jesus and he abides in us . 
Mat 24:38 KJV - For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39 KJV - And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.    The church must see God is speaking through his word and his spirit , be not conformed unto the world be be transformed by the renewing of your minds and his word is that renewing that transforming of our souls .  God is speaking to us through his son and his word of grace.                         Jas 1:21 ASV - Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.     Greek: emphutos  Implanted:
"implanted," or "rooted" (from emphuo, "to implant"), is used in Jam 1:21, RV, "implanted," for AV, "engrafted," of the Word of God, as the "rooted word," i.e., a word whose property it is to root itself like a seed in the heart. "The AV seems to identify it with emphuteuton, which however would be out of place here, since the word is sown, not grafted, in the heart"                                                     In the parable of the sower Jesus is sowing the word of his father and he said the one who let the seed fall into good ground , which is an honest heart a hungry heart . And that word that goes deep into a mans heart produces  one hundred fold of fruit .  And the fruit being the very life of Christ in you the hope of Glory. 
Mar 1:13 ASV - And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.     Here again is the word forty " Mose went upon the mountain also and was alone with God forty days with out food or water .  Jesus was driven by the Holy Spirit .    And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness he was tempted by satan . Today we are in our wilderness being tempted on every side by satan , but the battle is for your mind it is a spiritual warfare .   This is the reason God gave us armor as in Eph 6 ,  and every piece of armor is very important for our victory .  
Mat 4:1 ASV - Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Mat 4:2 ASV - And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.
Mat 4:3 ASV - And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.
Mat 4:4 ASV - But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Luk 4:4 ASV - And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.   Jesus is speaking of the bread for the flesh to sustain our flesh . He was the bread that came down from heaven Mat 4:4 ASV - But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.  Jesus is the bread of life Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.    I am the bread of life. 

Luk 4:5 ASV - And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.     Satan is working hard to deceive many to kill steal and destroy as many souls as he can before judgement comes.
Luk 4:6 ASV - And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.  Satan says here he has all authority over this fleshly world , he says it was delivered unto him .  If God is sovereign over evil
 than God has given this evil world over to satan .  

 This lawless world belongs to satan and he says he can give it to whomsoever he wants.  This wicked world is slowly imploding and coming to a place of judgement .   1Jo 2:15 ASV - Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1Jo 2:16 ASV - For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1Jo 2:17 ASV - And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1Jo 2:18 ASV - Little children, it is the last hour: and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last hour.   This world has already been condemned by God , Just as in the days of Noah Luk 17:26 ASV - And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
1Pe 3:20 ASV - that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:   Remember the verse above    I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst ,    He says he is the bread of Life and the water of separation the cleansing .    Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.   The washing water of the word , the life of Christ in you the hope of Glory .    Col 1:27 ASV - to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.  There is another wilderness coming for the children of God , Jesus said it himself according to Mat 24:9 ASV - Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake.  His name sake is the power of his name the authority of his name casting out devils , healing the sick working all signs and wonders as to greater things shall you do in my name .          Mar 16:15 ASV - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
Mar 16:16 ASV - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
Mar 16:17 ASV - And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mar 16:18 ASV - they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Luk 21:16 ASV - But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
Mar 1:13 ASV - And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.     Wild beasts    Greek: therion Beast:
to be distinguished from zoon, almost invariably denotes "a wild beast." In Act 28:4, "venomous beast" is used of the viper which fastened on Paul's hand. Zoon stresses the vital element, therion the bestial. The idea of a "beast" of prey is not always present. Once, in Hbr 12:20, it is used of the animals in the camp of Israel, such, e.g., as were appointed for sacrifice: But in the Sept. therion is never used of sacrificial animals; the word ktenos (see below) is reserved for these.     This world is beginning die and judgement is coming ,  people are not just mean and uncaring  they are controlled by the very beast the demons Jesus battled with in his wilderness .  Look at the world and its evil intentions . Murder and every evil work against children , killing randomly .                                     But it is not random to satan he is working fast to take as many souls to hell with as he can . He owns this evil world and all the beast that inhabit it . 
Jesus overcame satan and the beast by the word of God , he did not converse with the devil after every temptation Jesus would quote the word of God  , It Is Written satan ! and that is how we over come satan we quote the word of God and believe in the power of his word .

  2Co 6:17 ASV - Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
Rev 18:4 ASV - And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:
God is telling his called out ones to separate from this world as to its evil ways ,  The world is the Harlot church and its doctrines of demons.      Many are called given the invitation to come to the wedding feast of the lamb .  And when the master came in to view his guest he saw there a man not clothed with the wedding garments .  Now remember the master of the wedding feast told his servants to go and invite as many as you can find And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.       There is a time span here between the invitation and the wedding ,  God is calling all to repentance salvation is a journey we have to grow and become mature children in his word.   The invite is to become righteous and holy make your paths straight before the Lord ,   What ever is an obstacle in you life as to living holy you must deal with it remove it quickly.  You can have no sin in your life before God ,  that is why Jesus said we shall receive a comforter the Holy Spirit .  Only by the power of Gods spirit can we be made holy and righteous.                                    We are saved by grace and Grace is the benefits of  obedience to his word and he gave us a gift of faith to build upon. 
Jhn 6:51 ASV - I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.   Eating this bread is to read and consume his word of truth you feed you spirit man by reading and obeying his word and his blood is the very nature of Jesus all that he is and his fruit .                                    1Jo 2:5 ASV - but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:
1Jo 2:6 ASV - he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.
Jhn 6:53 ASV - Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.     You must have his word in you alive and active sharper than any two edged sword.And he is our life he is the very nature of God himself the exact image of his father .  We take on the image of Christ as we obey his word and live his very life his nature.
Jhn 6:54 ASV - He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.    God is not coming to save this evil world or your carnal flesh ,  he coming to redeem you SOULS !  And we shall meet him in the air and we shall all be changed.                                           We were made in the likeness of God male and female ,  Jesus exemplified the very essence of his father . God said let US make man in our likeness . Jesus was with the father before all things were made he is Gods great and wonderful plan for our salvation.                                                                                            Eze 43:10 ASV - Thou, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.   Jesus was the pattern son sent from God to reconcile the world back unto himself .      2Co 5:19 ASV - to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 
Jhn 6:55 ASV - For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.  His nature and his character and his authority it is Christ in you the hope of being redeemed and having on the wedding garments .
Rev 19:7 ASV - Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Rev 19:8 ASV - And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Rev 19:9 ASV - And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.