Matthew 4:1-4. (NKJV)
1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted
by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was
hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God,
command that these stones become bread." 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.'"
Satan always comes to cast doubt on the veracity of God’s Word. He
will suggest that perhaps God did not really mean what He said, and will try to get you
into the realm of your intellect. This passage of Scripture
shows that Satan tried this approach on the last Adam (Jesus), just as he had tried it on
the first Adam (and Eve). Satan obviously knew that Jesus was the Son of God. Otherwise,
what was he doing out there in the dessert? Yet, he cleverly said to Jesus, "If
You are the Son of God," when he actually should have said, "Since You
are the Son of God."
This passage of Scripture is so important because in it Jesus provides
the perfect example of how to handle Satan when he comes to talk you into doubting
God’s Word. Jesus said, "It is written," and then quoted the
Scriptures. Like Jesus, you have to speak God’s Word. This way, you keep Satan in the
realm of faith, where you can destroy him. But, you won’t be able to speak and act on
the Word of God if you don’t first know it!
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