Psalm 119:41-48
English
Standard Version (ESV)
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41 Let your steadfast love
come to me, O Lord,
your salvation according to your promise;
42 then shall I have an
answer for him who taunts me,
for I trust in your
word.
43 And take not the word of
truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my hope is in your
rules.
44 I will keep your law
continually,
forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk in a
wide place,
for I have sought your precepts.
46 I will also speak of
your testimonies before kings
and shall not be put to
shame,
47 for I find my delight in
your commandments,
which I love.
48 I will lift up my hands
toward your commandments, which I love,
and I will meditate on
your statutes.
Matthew
4:1-11
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Temptation of Jesus
4 Then Jesus was led up by
the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty
days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and
said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves
of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is
written,
“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that
comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him
to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you
are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your
foot against a stone.’”
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.
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The evidence we
have through knowing the love of Christ allows us to be able to resist those
taunts that come our way by means of temptation. We have a perfect example of that in the New
Testament, Matthew 4: 1 – 11 where Jesus is tempted by the satan. Jesus used the scriptures to fight him off
and he finally left him but not without several attempts. We too can fight off these temptation by
using the scriptures but first we need to know what the scriptures say, that is
why we need to continually seek Him with all our hearts. Satan knew the scriptures too but used them
to twist the truth. We can get caught in
that at times as well. Taking scriptures
out of context will do more harm than it will do good. We need to know and understand the scriptures
as God intended for them to be used just as Jesus did in Matthew 4: 1- 11.
We need to read
His word, know His commands, and share with others, but also we need to embrace
them as our own and follow them daily.
We need to meditate on the Word of God and know that all that we speak
should be His truth and His commands. If
we were able to speak with Kings, Queens, Presidents, or other leaders, would
we speak truth to them? Would we speak
the truths of God and His promises, standing firm in our faith so as not to be
ashamed. How would the listeners
react?
We should not be
ashamed of the Gospel, we should know it, and we should proclaim it. Keeping all His commands close to our hearts
we need to seek Him and know that all that He commands is for our good and His
ways are perfect.
Seeking Him with
all my heart,
Sheila
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