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Jesus said to him, \u201cGo, Satan! For it is written, \u2018You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.\u2019\u201d Then the devil left Him.<\/p>\n
\u2013Matthew 4:10\u201311<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In this corrupt world we live in, the Bible is like a night-light, giving us direction in the darkness. That\u2019s why Paul said, \u201cLet the word of Christ richly dwell within you\u201d (Colossians 3:16). Let me point out three benefits of allowing God\u2019s Word to become part of your life.<\/p>\n
First of all, God\u2019s Word produces spiritual growth in your life. Colossians 2:6\u20137 says, \u201cAs you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith.\u201d Once you become a Christian, you and God work together to construct a life that looks like that of Jesus Christ\u2013and God\u2019s Word is the building material. In 1 Peter 2:2, the apostle wrote, \u201cLong for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation.\u201d God\u2019s Word is the catalyst that produces spiritual growth.<\/p>\n
Second, God\u2019s Word is a deterrent to sin. Disobedience to God robs you of His blessings in your life. But God\u2019s Word gives you both the desire and the ability to say no to sin and yes to God. We have a great illustration of that in Matthew 4 when Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness. Each time, Jesus answered with Scripture. Contrary to what many people think, Satan didn\u2019t run away because he couldn\u2019t stand to hear God\u2019s Word. No, Jesus quoted God\u2019s Word for His own benefit. As He recalled the passages of Scripture that dealt with each temptation, God\u2019s Word cut through the fog in His mind and gave Him the strength to say no to Satan and yes to God.<\/p>\n
What I find fascinating about this passage is that each time Jesus was tempted, He quoted from Deuteronomy. If your success in fighting against Satan\u2019s attacks depended on how well you knew the book of Deuteronomy, how would you do? Most of us can\u2019t even find Deuteronomy, much less quote from it. Maybe that\u2019s why we don\u2019t have more success in our spiritual lives. God\u2019s Word is a powerful deterrent to sin.<\/p>\n
Third, God\u2019s Word allows you to experience the peace of Christ. If you\u2019re like me, most of the anxiety you feel is caused by unexpected or unwanted changes in your life. Yet even though people and circumstances change, God never changes. The Bible says, \u201cWho is a rock, besides our God?\u201d (2 Samuel 22:32). When you read the Bible, it\u2019s a constant reminder that the God you serve and the God who loves you never changes. The word of Christ allows you to experience the peace of Christ in your heart. (Jeffress)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jesus said to him, \u201cGo, Satan! For it is written, \u2018You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.\u2019\u201d Then the devil left Him. \u2013Matthew 4:10\u201311 In this corrupt world we live in, the Bible is like a night-light, giving us direction in the darkness. That\u2019s why Paul said, \u201cLet the … Continue reading “54.n. Matthew 4:10\u201311”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194661"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194667,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194661\/revisions\/194667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}