It is Written, Matthew 4:1-11

Matthew 4
The Temptation of Jesus
1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'[a]"

5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6"If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written:
" 'He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'[b]"

7Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'[c]"

8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."

10Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'[d]"

11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.



Oh my friends, I am annointed to minister to you. Through the blessing of technology, God has allowed me to share the word of God with you. Matthew tells us that you, like Jesus, can be taken by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. To take it further the devil can take you to different areas of your life and tempt you to forsake your worship of the true and living God. Just tell the devil, "it is written..." he hates it when you hit him with the truth about God. We will be tempted and assaulted every day of our lives if we continue worshiping Yahweh. What beautiful names we have for our God. Jesus shows us through this passage in the book of Matthew how to go through the difficult of situations. He was tired, hungry, dehydrated, and immersed in worshipping God. Hold fast to your faith my friends. Know that the people you consider the best of friends will one day be used of the devil to pierce your heart. There will be dissapointments and betrayals but, you can always look the devil in the face and say, "devil, "IT IS WRITTEN..." God Bless you my friends and have a Great Day:)