In His answer to the enemy, Jesus quotes a verse from Deuteronomy. Jesus wasn’t there in the wilderness for the purpose of eating. It was perfectly in order for Him to eat. Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone.'” Then we say that the Holy Spirit told us to do it. The sad thing is that we would have taken the bait, and we do regularly. He said, “ If you are The Son of God…” He challenged Jesus to prove it by claiming the promise for daily provision. However, the enemy worded it in the form of a promise. I believe that Satan based his attack upon this prayer. I don’t see anything wrong with that type of thinking. The assumption was that the food was theirs. My children would ask, “What are we having for supper?” They didn’t ask if I was going to feed them. He simply lays claim to what He wants, knowing God’s provision for His sons. He doesn’t say that God promised it to Him. Jesus is assuming that daily bread is the right of a son. If you look closely at this line, it’s not a request. This prayer is a Son praying to the Father. In what we commonly call “The Lord’s Prayer,” He prayed, “ Give us today our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11) The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” It will give us insight into how the enemy works against us as well. This is how most of our temptations are based. It’s interesting to see how the devil attacks Jesus. But at this point it’s over He could eat now, according to the rules of fasting. I can only imagine how the Lord was feeling at the end of this time. It’s now the end of the Lord’s forty day fast. In my last one, I started talking about His time in the wilderness as He faced the devil. At this point, I’m posting about how Christ walked in the power of God. We’re continuing our walk through the Gospel of Luke.
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