Lies

"But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."   Matthew 4:4 ( of 1-11). NKJV

 The devil is a liar; everything that comes out of His mouth is evil and aimed to trip us up, and turn us away from God or become involved in the deepest forms of sin. Here, we see Jesus who has spent 40 days in the desert without food. He would possibly have drunk water in order to keep His vital organs in shape but, by the time the devil came along, He would have been famished.

Satan came along and hit Jesus in His weak spot - hunger. 'If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.' The devil will always find our weak spots and hit us with them when we are least expecting it. Here he knew Jesus was hungry so fired a temptation at Him. Notice how the devil says, 'If You are the Sion of God' This was an attempt to place doubt in Jesus' mind. Think of the lies Satan spreads around all over the world. Remember, he tricked Eve in the Garden that day and caused the sin of the world to enter into God's peace. (Gen 3). 

Check out how Jesus handled this. “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." Jesus used a Rhema Word. The Logos word was the message of Scripture but Jesus used it as the spoken word. Let's look at this:

The word used in our text is the Greek word Rhema which is the spoken word. Therefore, Logos is the message (John 1:1) Rhema is the spoken word - the communication of the message. Jesus spoke the Rhema word to Satan '“It is written" and this was too powerful for Satan to do anything other than depart from Him.

This is why it is so important to know the scriptures; we have to be equipped and using this spoken word, together with the Armour of God, we are a source to be reckoned with. We can't give out what is not put in. No deposit - No return. So remember that the devil tells convincing lies; he tempts us and spreads malicious gossip around to try and discredit us. We should always be careful about the lies that we are tempted to speak out. Some people call them 'Little white lies.' There is nothing little about gossip, it is spread around and received by people as the truth. Put an end to it whenever you hear this from someone. They may not like it but, really, you are giving them the word of God. Stamp gossip, lies and temptations out.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned   

I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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