| Lesson 4: The Law Of The Old That Is Covered In the New Testament: The Devil Second Attack Defeated With The Word 1/26/2014 by turtle Matthew 4:5-7 KJV (5) Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, (6) And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. (7) Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. The recorded account in Luke has the third attack from Satan as the one concerning Temptation and third one in Matthew as the same as Luke second attack. The order makes little difference in looking at how to defeat Satan attacks with the Word of God. Jesus had the ability to crush Satan, yet instead at this time Jesus still rebukes Satan in the same fashion we ought too when going against the enemy and false teachings of God. God is persistent, man seldom is, and if one knows the Word you know how to deal with the spiritual enemy of darkness. One thing to know is your God given right before the temptation comes. Jesus had power that was rightfully His at the right hand of God because He was the Only Begotten Son of God. Jesus had power and everything was under Him already, Yet Satan takes Jesus to a high part of the temple and says if you be the Son of God cast thyself down: for it is written. He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and their hands they shall bear thee up. Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. He telling Jesus to jump to take His life, not to worry about it angels will catch you. The angels will not allow you to be hurt. Jesus while in human form if He had jumped would of died. What is the big deal for Christ already had a seat beside God the Father. This one act if done would cost Jesus His seat beside God the Father. Yet Jesus would give His life to the hands of those who sinned against Him spiritually. To give your life is not suicide, it is giving your life or laying down one’s life at the hand of those who desire you dead because of who you are, which is the opposition of your attackers. Where does a believer draw the line on abuse, after all murder is crime, and so is stealing. You have authority over sin of criminal action. Jesus had the authority but chose not to take it against those that would crucify Him. Instead it was if you want me dead I am going to allow it as part of God’s eternal spiritual purpose. Yet Satan in this passage was about having Jesus lay down His life for his purpose by his design. Suicide is attack of the enemy. He desires you to take your life instead of giving it. Jesus reply to Satan attack is thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God which is Old Testament command dating back to the time of Moses. When the people grumbled it was about testing God to provide for them. So Satan attack was about whether or not God would provide for Jesus if He died before proper time of His death. It would be like me saying I have one life to live I will jump from an airplane without a shoot and if I do not die then it is God’s will I live. Or pulling the trigger on a gun and saying if I live then it God’s will, not caring the state you be in and the suffering of others you will cause. Jesus came to die but not to commit suicide. We are all are hear to eventually die of your human flesh to exchange it for incorruptible body. Yes it is true God is not going to let nothing happen to you that is not for a purpose, but why tempt God or test God by doing act of death. Moses was telling the people when he told them not to tempt God to do something awful, because they sought his life due to the fact there was no water. Yet God had promised that Moses would see the promise land, that he would take them their if they would trust God. God would provide if they would only trust. Jesus had a journey to the cross. A place where He would take away the sins of the world with his death and bring life anew with His resurrection. To do so prematurely would be testing whether God power still had that ability. Satan thought He had the power to order Jesus’ death, but this power was not His. The time was already set by God of when Jesus would die for our sins. He would be breaking the will of God if He jumped. No we can not preplan our life, but give it to God and allow His will to unfold in our life. To allow correction to come and the disasters to fall according to His will and purpose in our life. There is many storms that come and go in life, but God is always there, even when you feel alone. You make a choice to stand or to fall. There many blessing in life so one better enjoy them, it is a part of the journey. Your time will come as preplanned by God. Dear Heavenly Father as Christ taught let us not tempt you concerning our life but lay it in your hands, that your will be done. In Jesus precious name, Amen. http://www.turtle30cshell.com - |
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