Pray the Word

December 9, 2018. Matthew 4:1-11

Matthew 4:1-2Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

Matthew 4:3-4The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Matthew 4:3-4Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 4:5-6Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

Matthew 4:7Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Matthew 4:8-11Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:8-11Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Three Temptations:• Temptation of Appetite:

“You Need It.”• Temptation of Entitlement:

“You Deserve It.”• Temptation of Compromise:

“You Can Have It All.”One Response:• God’s Word (Deuteronomy 8:3, 6:16 & 6:13)

Joshua 1:8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

MeditateHagah

Pray the Word• Read it.• Claim it.• Speak it with God.• Listen.• Take it with you.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

Job 23:12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.Jeremiah 15:16When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty.

Psalm 119:103How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!Deuteronomy 8:3 Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.