Topic: OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS
Text: Matthew 4:1-11
4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
4:2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
4:3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4:4 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.’ ”
4:5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
4:6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
4:7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again,‘You shall not [a]tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
4:8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
4:9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
4:10 Then Jesus said to him, [b]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
4:11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
STUDY:
In the first temptation of Jesus, the devil asked Him to turn stones into bread if He was the Son of God. Jesus refused. After taking Jesus to a high point of the temple, the devil requested Him to throw Himself down if He was the Son of God because angels would come to His rescue. Jesus used the Scripture that forbids any man to tempt God. Thereafter, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world. He promised to give them to Christ if He would bow down and worship him. Jesus responded that the Scripture says to worship and serve the Lord only.
Temptation comes to everybody. Whereas the first Adam failed, the last Adam, Christ, overcame. This victory over temptation is for all believers. As we boldly approach the throne of grace, we will find help whenever we are faced with temptation (Heb. 4:14-16). The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life are of the world (1 John 2:16). The Lord Jesus was tempted but did not sin. This is because He delighted in the word of God. Reading, studying, meditating, memorising as well as obedience to God’s word, are the daily habits of faithful Christians. How do you cope with temptations?
PRAYER:
Father; help me to study the Word and use it to overcome temptations.
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