Saturday 25 August 2012

Matthew 4:1-11


"Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’"
{Matthew 4:10} (NIV1984)  

Our Lord came from His Father’s side. He knew all about Him; He knew Him intimately. Our Lord loves His Father. He loves Him with a love that is greater than any other love. Because our Lord knew His Father and loved His Father, He knew that Satan’s offer to make Him king of kings if He served Satan, was an affront to His Father. 

In this temptation it seems as if Satan is on board with the ’mission’. The result of our Lord’s time on earth was becoming King of Kings. Surely Satan is just honouring Him and serving God by offering to help Jesus accomplish the ‘mission’! Satan is sly, but our Lord knew better. He knew that His Father’s name is Jealous. He knew that to serve anyone other than His Father was an affront and offense against His Father. 

Friend, do we get this? Are we being deceived by Satan in this area? Are we believing the lie that it is okay to serve money, pleasure and self during the week, as long as we serve God on Sunday? Oh that we would know our God, that we would love Him only, and serve Him only.

“When you know Him, you’ll love Him, and when you love Him, you’ll serve Him, and find the greatest happiness in doing so that you’ll ever know.” R. G. LeTourneau


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