Jesus Christ,
claimed that He is God who came as a Man, went there to pray when he met Satan,
nicknamed ‘The devil’. The devil had been very active lately trying to deceive
the villagers to turn away from God. He wanted to disrupt Jesus from doing
God’s will and so decided to tempt him. Satan wanted the Son of God to bow down
and worship him as he had done so to many villagers before. The first subtle
attack came!
Thus, the fight
began! The Tempter said, “If you are really the Son of God, turn these stones
to bread” He knew that Jesus was hungry. Satan was shocked when Jesus refused
to yield to him. Instead Jesus challenged him with the Word of God. He said,
“Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth
of God” Jesus followed His heavenly Father instead of listening to Satan.
The devil was
dejected at the defeat. As usual, he did not quit. As they were walking towards
the highest point of a temple, he dared Jesus to jump down. This time, Satan
too quoted God’s Words but he was merely saying it to suit his own desire.
Jesus did not
jump. He was angry at Satan using God’s Word for a wrong purpose. Then he
jabbed the evil one with another round of God’s Word. He refused him by saying
“God says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test’ ” With these powerful
words, he again foiled Satan’s attempt to make Him Satan’s servant. Satan was
devastated! The Word of God used by Jesus is too strong for the devil to
withstand.
Satan was
desperate! He led Jesus to a high mountain and showed him the beautiful kingdom
below.
This time he was
willing to give everything away to Jesus. Everything the devil ever had was
gained through deception. All these would be given to Jesus with one condition:
that he must bow and worship him alone. Satan laughed and thought surely this
time, Jesus would agree to his proposal. But “Away from me, Satan! God says,
‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’,” Jesus rejected him.
“What!” The
devil screamed in anger. He covered his face and fled like one chased by a
hungry, fierce wolf.
The fight was over!
The infallible
word of God triumphed over evil. Truly, darkness has to flee when light comes!
– PS BIBLE News
REFLECTION
In this simple
story of the Bible, Jesus showed us the example of using God’s Word in times of
difficulties and temptation. This true story is found in Matthew 4:1-11. in
Hebrew 4:12, it says that the Word of God is living and active, sharper than
any double-edged sword, it penetrates deep inside us and judges our thoughts
and the attitude of our hearts. Psalm 119:105 says that the Word of God is a
lamp to our feet and a light to our path. It simply means the Word of God
guides us through this life!
God’s Word is like a sword! It is used to counter
Satan’s temptations. Ephesians 6:17
God’s Word is like fire and a hammer! It consumes and
crushes falsehood. Jeremiah 23:29
God’s Word is like water, washing away unrighteousness
from us. Ephesians 5:26;
see also John 15:3
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