Matthew 4:1-11 GW
Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
[2] Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry.
[3] The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
[4] Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.’”
[5] Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple.
[6] He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’”
[7] Jesus said to him, “Again, Scripture says, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’”
[8] Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory.
[9] The devil said to him, “I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me.”
[10] Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
[11] Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him.
Do we trust the bible and its content?
When we write something down, a letter, an address or even a cheque, we trust that what we have written can be trusted, just as the postman or the recipient of the cheque trust that you’ve written the right amount with your signature and the correct address. If you can trust man’s word, how about taking a leap of faith and trusting God’s written word.
The word of God is written not with the ink of man but the finger of God. The written word of God cannot be erased, adjusted, tampered with or changed. In fact, unlike man’s written words that can be tampered with, Proverbs 30:6 says the word of God cannot and should not be messed with.
“Add not thou unto his words”—we can no more increase the value of God’s word by any addition, than we can increase our lives by any other means, we are admonished to take care that we do nothing that God’s word forbids, nor leave undone anything that it commands us to.
What is written is written! When decrees and policies are made, no matter how unfit they are, we can do nothing but abide by them because what is written is settled. Kings do not beg, they make decrees according to Ecclesiastes 8:4, and Job 22:28. If human king’s written word can’t be overturned, then be assured that the written word of God is decree absolute.
According to Isaiah 25:1 and Isaiah 55:11, God’s word and written plans for you from before time is set and cannot fail.
The enemy will do everything and anything to get you to ignore, doubt and forget the written word concerning you but hold on to the word for there is a reward in it, Hebrews 10:35, let nothing change your mind, shake your faith or your belief in the written and settled word of God.
Psalm 40:7 (TPT) says: So, I said, “Here I am! I am coming to you as a sacrifice, for in the prophetic scrolls of your book you have written about me.
What God has written about you is final. Isaiah 46:10 says that God knows the end of all things from the beginning. He already knows what our thoughts are and hears every word we will speak. He is acquainted with all our ways and has His plans for us written as He desires them for us but there will be some people, situations, circumstances, and ideas that may want to reroute that word but Romans 16:17 tells us how to handle these.
While you are struggling with God’s written word about you and wondering if it will ever work, remember:
- Joseph in Genesis 40-45
- Moses in Exodus 2-4
- David in 1 Samuel 17.
- Samson in Judges 16
- Peter in Matthew 16:23
God’s plans for them were written before they were manifested, every situation and circumstance they encountered couldn’t change God’s plan for them. We must learn to follow proverbs 3:5, your understanding is unfruitful in the things of the spirit. Everything written concerning you will come to pass only by the power of the Holy Ghost. Aligned your confession with God’s written word of you and wait for the manifestation.
Shalom