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Matthew 4:3 & 4
"3 And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."

This week we are studying NOT FALLING into TEMPTATION. We are attracted to TEMPTATION like a moth to a flame. How can we resist TEMPTATION?? We live in a time when people put all kinds of things ahead of GOD. Some even put EVERYTHING ahead of God!? We have turned to the Gospel of Matthew, right after high point of Jesus's Baptism. Jesus is guided by the Holy Ghost to the wilderness where He fasted for forty days and forty nights.
 
Jesus had to of shared these events with His Disciples to teach them how to deal with TEMPTATION. And, the Disciples share it with us to teach us! Part of the situation we are in is to understand that GOD will lead us into the "wilderness." 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 the Devil trys to make Jesus fail in today's verses; "And when the tempter came to Him, he said, IF thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread." Jesus is tired and hungry when Satan approaches Him. The tempter is wanting to take advantage of Jesus's weakened state. The Devil even trys to hurt His pride with the loaded "IF" in his challenge. Simple enough; You're hungry and You're GOD make some food for yourself. No big deal, right?

Jesus shows us the correct response; "But He answered and said, It is WRITTEN, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that proceedeth out of the mouth of GOD." Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:3.  Remaining obedient to God's word. 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!
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