"Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah."
{Deuteronomy 6:16} (NIV)
Having heard from the Son of God that He was determined to rely on God only, the devil then took our Lord to the highest point of the temple and asked Him to prove that He was the Son of God by throwing Himself off the temple, the concept being that the Word of God in Psalm 91 teaches that God would protect His Son from harm. Our Lord’s response showed that He understood this test not to be about His identity as the Son of God, but as an actual test of the presence of God Himself, and He refused.
Jesus quotes a verse from Deuteronomy which refers back to the desert in Exodus, where the Israelites grumbled about lack of water. Moses sums up their grumbling with this statement, “Is the LORD among us or not?”. Jesus knew that He is the Son of God, and He knew that God was with Him, and He refused to “force” God’s hand. He would not “test” God’s loving Presence, as if God was some sort of puppet that we can manipulate because of our relationship with Him.
Friend, are you a child of God? Does His Spirit testify with your spirit that you are His child? Then friend, rest in that knowledge, no matter your situation. Refuse the temptation of Satan to demand that God perform, that He needs to prove His love. Just simply trust Him. God loves you, He is with you now, He is all around you. Trust Him!
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