Text: Luke 4:1-13
Title: Victory through the Word
Observation:
We don't know what circumstances we will face in this New Year. However, we do know two things if we are a child of God. We know that Satan is our enemy, and that God is our friend. Who do you trust to look out for your best interest?
We can't avoid the attacks of Satan; he tempted Jesus, and he will tempt us. However, we have a friend who sits on high, but he looks low. God knows our name, and he remembers that he made us out of dirt. Do you know what to say when the devil speaks to you?
God has given us an indispensible tool that we should use daily to overcome the enemy of our soul. I am speaking of the word of God. In this book God reveals the playbook of Satan. Read our text today and see how Jesus used the word to overcome Satan. It will help you to know how to respond to the devil when he speaks to you.
There is nothing that you will ever need in this life that Satan can give you. The reason is that everything belongs to God, and he will give you everything that you need. Never forget, that God is your provider, and what you already have if you are his child.
1 Corinthians 3:21-23 (HCSB)
21 So no one should boast in human [leaders], for everything is yours—
22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come—everything is yours,
23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
When Satan knocks at your door peddling his lies, remember what you have read in the word, and been taught by the Spirit of God.
Luke 4:8 (HCSB)
8 And Jesus answered him, "It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only."
Tell Satan, "It is written". In order to do that, you need to read the word of God for yourself. Today I resume my search of reading the bible; I will be as one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.
Prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that you would stir within me a hunger and thirst for your word daily. Father, I need the wisdom and the strength that comes from the partaking of the daily bread of God's word. Father, help me to stay read up, and fed up. In Jesus name, Amen.
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4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of those who are instructed to know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens ⌊Me⌋ each morning; He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.
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