"His Word - Such A Weapon" - 10/25/17 - Matthew 1-4

"Next Jesus was taken into the wild by The Spirit for The Test.
The Devil was ready to give it.
Jesus prepared for The Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left Him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the devil took advantage of in the first test: 'Since You are God’s Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread.'
Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: “It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of Words from God’s Mouth.”(4:1-3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I feel this is probably the strongest example of how essential it is to utilize God's Word in all of The Bible. 

 

Christ didn't bring out a sword, or order His army of angels to win over satan.
He simply used God's Word. 

 

Just as Christ was in the desert, so are we. 

 

As we proceed in our journey through this wasteland called "the world", continually marching onward to our home in Heaven, we too are often in a state of extreme hunger and exhaustion.  We are made in His image.  He created us to have one on one communication and life with Him. 

 

I don't know if I would have done exactly what Eve did (probably),  the fact remains the result of her free choice caused His perfect plan to change.  Death and separation came into the world.  And also a void. 

 

A void in which only He can fill. 

 

Without Him as the center of our life, we are going through the motions of living while in extreme hunger.  It causes me great sorrow the times I still choose "self" be my god. 

 

Those times when I decide my words are smarter and end up causing more pain. 
When I feel life isn't fair - which often it is not - and take up my words in revenge.

 

Three different times in The Scriptures today satan tempted Christ. 

And each time He quoted God's Word. 

 

Each time. 

 

Not a sermon - just a verse. 
Just a fact. 
Just The Truth. 

It was all about God. 

 

Nothing about Himself, His own glory. 

All about His Father - our Father. 

 

I am finally learning the many times God doesn't make sense to not wonder "why", but to just "do it" His way. 
When we are at our weakest - He is "our" strongest. 

Rely on Him, not self. 

Again, all that Jesus used to fight back with was God's Word. 

 

How well do we "know" it?  How much of it is tucked into our hearts - at the ready?  How often do we fight back with it?  How often do we feel we don't know enough of His Word?  satan/self like to fool us into believing that when we are at our weakest - we are the most vulnerable and God isn't enough.  At these moments, satan is there, like a lion on the prowl, watching, waiting, knowing we will become weak from hunger of not being fed by God's Word.

 

he will and does attack.  

Because when you belong to our ABBA, satan never

 

Never.  Ever.

 

has you out of his sites. "You" are a  major threat.

 

 But, neither does our ABBA. 
The One who is in complete control.

 

All knowing, all powerful. 
Already won. 

That's our ABBA.  Our Daddy. 

The One who sent a personal Love Letter to each one of us called The Bible. 

The Love Letter with the "secret code" to fight battles while in the desert.

The One who sent us The Helper.  The Holy Spirit. 

To ensure we will come out on the winning side.