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LIES!!!

Matthew 4:8 & 9
"8 Again, the devil taketh Him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto Him, All these things will I give Thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me."

GOD will TEST us! 
God will give us the opportunity to prove our strength and character. God will give us a test with the expectation that we will PASS the test. And, the Devil will create TEMPTATIONS for us because he expects us to FAIL. The Devil is trying to MAKE us FALL. Like he TRIED to make Jesus FALL!

When Jesus was tired and hungry Satan approached Him, wanting to take advantage of Jesus's weakened state, but Jesus shows us the correct response, quoting Deuteronomy 8:3! Jesus demonstrates that we need to cherish the Holy Scriptures, they are the words of GOD! We need them to know when we are faced with TEMPTATION and how we can answer and overcome the situation and NOT FALL!

Then the Devil quotes Holy Scripture trying to twist it and trip Jesus up. And, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 6:16. Jesus is fully relying on God. Not His own wits. Not His own resources. Jesus is NOT putting anything ahead of GOD. We can learn from His example; know the Holy Scriptures and do NOT test God! God can and will test us but we do NOT test God!

For the next TEMPTATION Satan pulls out all the stops; "Again, the devil taketh Him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him ALL the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto Him, ALL these things will I give Thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship ME." Like all of the Devil's work; it's a lie. He doesn't have the world to give. All creation belongs to our Lord. This is the battle we ALL fight. A battle for our souls and all eternity. The battle is TEMPTATION from the Devil; attacking our pride, when we are weakened, twisting Holy Scripture so we question our Lord and outright LIES that we should know are LIES. We need to call out LIE when we see them.

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://youtu.be/VaPkAgQQnxw
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