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Luke 4:8&9
"8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind Me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
9 And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto Him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:"

Jesus shared His account of this interaction with Satan to inform and educate His followers! We get to learn from this too! Notice, Satan doesn't give up easily. First, he tried to get Jesus to turn stones into bread. Jesus is starving, having fasted for FORTY DAYS in the wilderness. Then Satan offers every kingdom in the world. He doesn't need to deliver on his false promises. He just needs you to give in to temptation.

In today's verse, Jesus beats back Satan by quoting Holy Scriptures. "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind Me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and HIM ONLY shalt thou serve."

Be prepared for Satan to attack your weaknesses. Use the Holy Scriptures to strengthen yourself. Don't keep temptation around. Get rid of it. Use the scriptures to wipe out temptation.

What will Satan do next? He tried getting in through pride. Next, he tried to appeal to ambition and competition. Failing to Jesus's defensive use of Holy Scriptures. Next, "And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto Him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:"
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