I woke up yesterday morning and all that was ringing in my head was 'thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God. "
I had to check to see if yesterday was Sunday. Because Saturday is not preaching day on my calendar.
"Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God "
Oh well. The ringing was not gonna go on its own. I had to type before heading out to hangout with fellow sinners 😂😂😂😂
Come. With. Me.
"Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God. "
-King Jesus.
The Gospel of Matthew 4:7.
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Satan was tempting Jesus. They were in the wilderness. Jesus was hungry, he hadn't eaten anything for forty days. He had been in the wilderness. Fasting.
Satan came as Jesus was done. As he was tired, hungry, cranky and vulnerable. ( The enemy won't face you when you are in shape to whoop him. He will come when your guards are down. )He began tempting Jesus. He even quoted the Bible to back up his temptations.
Satan said, 'for it is written... "
It is written.
Jesus once said something I have never forgotten : "Ye do err because ye know not the scriptures or the power of God."
Jesus didn't say we err because we didn't READ the word. He said we err because we don't KNOW it. I don't care how much scripture you can quote, you cannot live in victory if you don't know what you are declaring. You cannot shut down Satan when he comes whispering in your ears if you don't know what is written. Too many Christians read the word but don't know it beyond sense knowledge.
Holy Father, let them know.
The devil brought Jesus to the top of some high rise building and said "if you are the son of God, throw yourself down..."
IF.
Satan knew Jesus was the son of God. But satan said 'if'
It is not for nothing the Lord Jesus called him 'the Father of Lies. '
Because he wantedJesus to doubt his identity, his place in the Father. If satan can get you to a place where you doubt who you are in Christ Jesus, he don win you.
"If you are the son of God, throw yourself down. "
See ehn, when you read that a Zimbabwean pastor entered a lion's cage to form Daniel in the Lion's Den and got torn to pieces, when you read Christians all over doing stupid things in the name of proving God's power, just know the enemy has whispered foolishness into their ears and they are running with it.
God honours faith, he doesn't honour foolishness . Faith is not leaving your car unserviced just because you believe God will take care of you. Yes, God will take care of you, but God also wants you to take care of yourself.
Satan said "Throw yourself down, for it is written... "
"Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures or the power of God."
The bible says satan will come to you as an angel of light. He will come quoting scriptures. He will come with lightning and thunder, with miracles and wonder.
And if you don't know the word for yourself, he will beat you. He will beat you so bad atheists will have a good laugh and question your God the more. If you think memorizing scripture is proof you are weaned in the word, satan will take those scripture you are quoting and make you stumble over them to fall flat on your face.
King David the son of Jesse said 'the word have I hid in my heart'
He didn't say: 'the word have I kept in my head. '
Because 'for with the heart we believe.' God works with the heart of man. The devil whispers to the ears of man. That's why I am afraid of people who claim to have heard from God. I am more likely to listen to you if you say you studied the word of God and feel a strong stirring in your spirit.
Don't just read the word, ask the Father to open the eyes of your understanding so you may know.
Father Lord, Let them know.
Satan said to Jesus, IF you are the son of God, jump down from this tower, for it is written 'He will give his angels charge over you and they will bear you up in their arms lest you dash your foot against a stone. "
What did Jesus say?
A lot of christians need to move over from the 'What Would Jesus Do? ' group to the 'What Did Jesus Say? ' train.
Why? Because Christianity is no place for assumptions. Christianity is no place for 'If na Jesus wetin e go do?' You either know or you don't. Because you HAVE TO KNOW!!!! You have to know the word of God on the matter. Because unless you know and understand, you will open the kingdom of God to ridicule by your words and actions. Because Jesus didn't die for you to live by guesswork. Faith is not guesswork. Faith is knowing and believing. It is not assuming and thinking you're believing.
Because if you know what Jesus said, you will know what he would do!
It is important to know.
Abba Father, Help us know.
What did Jesus say?
Jesus; the king of kings and Lord of Lords; the Holy, Holy, Holy; the Lord God Himself; the Ayam Who Ayam; the Man wey pass Man; the Jagaban of Heaven and Earth; Wonderful, Merciful Saviour said, "It is written, Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God. "
Boooooooom!!!
Take that, Satan.
That's our message for today: Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God.
God will honour faith. He will not honour foolishness.
You know that pill will take your pains away, but you refuse to take it, choosing to suffer in the name of faith. That's foolishness. God gave us doctors and medicinal knowledge to help us. God doesn't get the glory when you stay sick or in pain. Your sickness actually makes God look bad. In Jesus's parable of the good Samaritan, the wounded man was taken to an inn and doctors were sent for. He wasn't taken to the synagogue.
Yes, God has anointed some pastors to be healers. But I know a pastor who would send people to the hospital after praying for them. God works hand in hand with science. Faith and medicine are not opposites. Should not be. You better know.
In Paul's letter to Timothy, he advised him to, 'drink no longer water but take a little wine for your stomach's sake and your occasional infirmities. '
Apostle Paul was prescribing medication. The man who expounded on the theory of faith was literally saying, ha, take small panadol for that headache na. The same man who said, The prayer of faith will heal the sick is saying, ogbeni go drink agbo before jedijedi disgrace you.
Christian, have faith but don't throway sense.
You say: Let me spend this my last money on this very expensive shoe, I believe the lord is my shepherd I shall not want
Jesus said: Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God.
You say: Lemme show those foolish atheists that God is real. I will jump into this deep river even though i cannot swim and i will walk on it like Jesus. I have faith. I will enter this lion's den and God will deliver me like Dani bobo.
Jesus said: Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God.
You say: This car's brakes are faulty but I will drive it like that. He that keeps me doesn't slumber or sleep. I will use part of the money meant for fixing it to pay church building fund. God wee bless me ijn.
Jesus said: Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God.
There is no single drop of kerosene in this stove but I will light it. I will boil this beans in Jesus name.
Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God.
I believe I am favoured of God therefore I will use this my salary to play lotto. I can never be unlucky in life. Emi? I am God's child abeg.
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
We know this structure is not yet strong. But we believe God is in control. We will be okay. This is the house of God. Nothing bad can happen.
Thou. Shall. Not. Tempt. The. Lord. Thy. God.