Love you all, praying for you,
I just love God’s Word. He gives us truth, and light to understand it, grace – that’s power to do it, and joy that always goes with it. I am so thankful for the Word of God, like a plumb line, like a laser level. It’s the standard that you can measure everything against. Many people measure God’s Word or God's ways – against something else - their own opinion or understanding. They question the level, rather than their picture hanging skills. God gives truth – and we obey it, or not, we believe it or not, we do it, or not. So thankful for God’s practical word – the instruction that we can run with, that helps us. He tells us what’s coming, so we can knock it out of the park, rather than strike out. Matthew 4: Satan caught Jesus at his weakest physical moment. An important Word that God uses is the word - if. Most all of His promises are tied to "if," just not his love for you. Not if you’re good, He will die for you, no... God said while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. His love for you is no strings attached. But the blessing or the curse – depends on - if. If we will just walk in His commands for our good – blessing will follow – truckloads! If we don’t - we aren’t positioned for His blessing – the good that He has, it goes to those who will believe and obey. The devil also likes the word if. If you are the Son of God, if you were really a Christian, or if God really loved you. The devil is a liar. A lot of his temptations will use the word if. The first temptation of Jesus – If you are the son of God, turn these stones to bread – meet your physical needs outside of God’s leading or God’s will. Jesus answered, It is written, man does not love on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. God directs, not us. The second temptation of Jesus – If you are the son of God, throw yourself down. Bring attention to yourself, obligate God – put God to the test by you acting outside of His will, and yet expecting Him to fulfill the promises that are tied to His will. Jesus answered - It is also written, do not put the Lord your God to the test, don’t obligate God’s promises to your decisions. That’s putting God to the test. God said don’t do it. Let Him lead, not you. Then the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, all this I will give you, he said, “if you will bow down and worship me. That wasn’t a weak temptation, it was a way out – without the cross. It was another way that seemed to accomplish God's purpose, outside of His will and His direction. A different means to the end. A shortcut, the easy way out. But the cost was to serve someone else. The devil will try to get you to serve something else, even to do God’s work, your own way. All three of the devils temptations came down to one thing. Do something that God didn’t tell you. Do something other than what God said. He didn’t say not to… but that’s not what God told you. Jesus said to him, It is Written, It is also Written, and finally, “Away from me Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only. That word serve means to come under the authority of. Act at His direction and no other. Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Jesus demonstrated how to resist the devil, He was three for three. He didn’t try to meet His needs on His own, He refused to draw attention to Himself, and He refused the easy way out. He only did what His Heavenly Father told him to do, nothing else, nothing less, nothing more. When you resist the devil – by God’s Grace and God’s Word - he will flee from you. And God will strengthen you. Praying that your PiVAT each day – is getting you so used to obeying, that if anyone suggests anything else – you wouldn’t even consider it. Praying that PRISM has you soaking in His Word – so that you know what is written, what is also written, and that you serve Him only. Praying that your Daily Call has you overcoming that adversary – by the blood of the Lamb, and the Word of your Testimony. Love you all, dad
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