Bible Study May 16, 2024
Matthew 4:7 – 11 (ESV)
7 “Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’” 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him. “
Jesus faced a terrible time of temptation while in the desert after His baptism. He was tempted three times to give into Satan. As I look at this third temptation Satan is offering Jesus something He already has – the world He created it.
There are several things that we see in these verses on temptation. First we see Jesus relied on the Holy Spirit, He did not go it alone. The Holy Spirit was leading Him at every juncture during this time.
Secondly, He was fasting during this difficult time as we know He went without food for forty days. Verse two in this chapter tells us of His fasting.
Verse eleven tells us that He outlasted the temptation and most likely exhausted angels came and ministered to Him. Jesus also used scripture to defeat the temptations of Satan. That gives us an excellent example to follow as Satan cannot deal with scripture.
Put on the armor of God, seek the Holy Spirit, pray and we will defeat Satan at every temptation.
God Bless.
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