When Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness our Savior
fought him with the Word of God, saying on three occasions recorded in Matthew
and Luke "It is Written." (Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13) The devil left Jesus and He was ministered to
by angels.
One of the outstanding truths in that confrontation is that Jesus
did not have to roll out a scroll of Scripture, search for a good verse and
then read it to the devil.
The key lies in what the Psalmist said years and years
before, "Thy Word have I hid in
mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." (Psalm 119:11) Jesus had
hidden God's Word in His heart in preparation for His battle against
Satan.
There is no substitute for hiding God's Word in your heart through
Scripture memorization. It will help you
to always be prepared to give an answer to those who want to know the secret
behind your lifestyle. And when the devil comes calling, and he will, having
God's Word in your heart will give you victory over discouragement, temptation
and sin.
No comments:
Post a Comment