Trusting In God’s Deliverance. Part [11] 08/10/2025 (Evening thought)

Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that  these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

There is nothing such as new temptations, for there are only three categories of temptations for satan to choose from, and what he often does is to recycle the same temptation over and over again, bringing it in from different angles and perspectives, but at the end of the day, it is the same temptation. Here it is again, as he tempts Jesus to employ His supernatural power to deliver Himself from pangs of hunger.

It was not a temptation to smoke weed, it was a temptation to make bread, something that is in and of itself very good. In fact, it was Christ who in one instance prayed: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Thus, the devil would spin the same old temptation in different ways, but his sole object was always the same, that was, to tempt Jesus to employ His Divine power without prior authorization from The Father.

Several of these instances will now be pointed out, so that the you and me in the here and now would know what we are up against, and the reason why we must learn the all-important lesson of trusting in God’s deliverance, while at the same time avoiding the prevalent sin of presumption.

Matthew 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and sets him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “God night” and God bless!

Trusting In God’s Deliverance. Part [10] 08/09/2025 (Morning thought)

Matthew 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

[The Desire of Ages pp 216&224] The Savior did not at once answer the disciples’ question. As they stood wondering at His silence, the sick and afflicted were coming to Him to be healed. Gladly would the Savior have come to John, to brighten the dungeon gloom with His own presence. But He was not to place Himself in the hands of enemies and imperil His own mission.

Visiting John was a good thing no doubt, but to do so without God’s permission would be presumption, even though it was a good thing to do, and because of this fact, deliverance from any potential dangers would not be guaranteed. In fact, if Jesus had gone to visit John, without a first clearance from The Father, He could have been put into a compromised situation where He might have been tempted to deliver Himself by using His own inherent power and had He done so He would have brought the plan of salvation to a screeching halt.

 The temptation that satan hounded Christ with from the cradle to the grave, was to use His own inherent power without authorization from The Father, even if it was to do something good. If Christ had once done so He would be immediately disqualified from being man’s representative, for we cannot exercise such power of ourselves, for we just do not possess miraculous power naturally, and as such, Jesus would be exercising an advantage over fallen man.

Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!