Matthew 4 1-11 spoke volumes to me today

[Qualitee]

Matthew 4
1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4But 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.
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6And 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.
7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10Then 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. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.



Translation

Jesus and the Devil

(Mark 1.12,13; Luke 4.1-13)

1The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him. 2After Jesus had gone without eating [l] for forty days and nights, he was very hungry. 3Then the devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread." 4Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say:

`No one can live only on food.
People need every word
that God has spoken.' "
5Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. 6The devil said, "If you are God's Son, jump off. The Scriptures say:
`God will give his angels
orders about you.
They will catch you
in their arms,
and you won't hurt
your feet on the stones.' "
7Jesus answered, "The Scriptures also say, `Don't try to test the Lord your God!' "
8Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power. 9The devil said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will bow down and worship me."
10Jesus answered, "Go away Satan! The Scriptures say:
`Worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.' " 11Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him.

 

[Shimmie]

I love it... I just simply love it.

I've heard this preached and I've read it many, many times, yet this morning it flowed into my spirit 'brand new'.

What a wonderful way to start the day here at my desk at work.

Qualitee ..

This I can take and literally 'run' with it... :woohoo2:

satan challenged Jesus with these words:

"If thou be the Son of God" ...

Are you kidding me? Many times we go through a 'bad moment' and satan will come in with that statement, trying to get us to doubt the love and the word of God.

HOWEVER...

HOWEVER

HOWEVER

...because the devil is liar, anything coming from him is not to be considered; not even for a minute.

satan is so blinded to God that even he can't see that we are indeed, God's Child, so he has to ask to make sure that he's not messin' with the wrong person.

For as a child of God, satan knows whats coming at him For in the same manner that Jesus defeated satan with God's Word ("it is written"... ), so shall we do also and we can literally knock the enemy down with the Word of God and step on him, and flatten him out; for God has surely placed him under our feet.