1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 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. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
I would like if you would take a closer look at what Jesus tells satan.
1/It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
2/It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
3/Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Number one , lets look at why Jesus said this. Jesus was fasting forty days and forty nights. Obviously He was seeking the Father and spending time in the presence of God the Father by the Holy Spirit. Now he knows he is hungry by this time but also knows its not time to eat anything. So here comes satan trying to intice him . Just like he intised Eve in the Garden. So now Jesus tells him with a very commanding voice . " It is Written , man should not live by bread alone but by every word that procedeth out of the mouth of God. Lets think about that for a moment. What does Jesus mean by this? Well for one thing the Word of God the Written Bible we now have and they had back then. Is God breathed. The Holy Spirit was with every man that had a part in writing the Bible. Jesus said that man shall not live by bread alone. That means that our food and sustanence for our physical body should not be our only source of being filled. We need to feed our souls and our spirits with The Word of God , they are not going to get fed by eating a slice of bread. We need to remember Hebrews 4:12 on which this site was based. God's word infiltrates our very being and touches the inner most parts of our being.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Heb 4:12 (KJV)
Ok Lets look at Number Two. Here satan entices Jesus again. Only this time he tries to entice him with the Word of God saying it is
written . """ Jesus being filled with the Holy Spirit knew what he was up too. Then again tells him "It is
written again , thou shalt not temp the Lord thy God. Jesus new that he just wanted him to fall to his death. Jesus knew that the
Father wasn't going to play satans game. How many times are we intised by satan , yes satan will use others to entice us. It always looks good . But we
have to watch out satan can come as an angel of light. he can look so good in everything he is doing yet , he can be so decieving , coniving and so on. This is
where dicernment comes in , We truely need to keep watch and seek God that He will give us discernment. Remember Jesus saught the Father for Forty days and
Forty nights. Something to think about. when your fasting and praying.
Ok now Lets go on to the third thing Jesus said. Again satan tries to entise him , look at all that you can have if you worship me, he
said. Jesus replies" Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him
only shalt thou serve" , So Jesus new what satan was up too. I wonder how many of us allow ourselves to be subdued by such request.
Money and getting all we want , or also just trying to pay our bills. We try to get more out of our dallar. And in today's world the governments have put a
price on everything that use to be free. owning a dog use to be free not anymore. going fishing use to be free not anymore , hunting for food use to be free
not anymore. they make you buy a lisecnce for hunting for owning a dog and for fishing , even camping use to be free. but with all the hitech and winabegos and
new campers on the market. the true camping has gone out the window. Having a place to bring your garbage use to be free like the dump , not anymore everything
has a price as to what you dump . Nothing is free in this world today. But you know getting back to the verse. If we keep our eyes on God , He promises to
carry us through every thing we have to deal with in this world. He says' in His word that if we seek first the Kingdom of God and All His righteousness.
not just one but both the Kingdom and Righteousness.Then all these things will be added unto you. Meaning God will help you take care of the nessecities in
life. . Thank YOU Father , IN JESUS NAME.
