Derek Prince Quote from the audio/video series, Laying the Foundation, Part 2. . Now, when the tempter came to Him in Matthew 4, Satan, the first thing he tempted Him to do was to doubt. And that’s nearly always the initial approach of Satan. He will not immediately deny the Word of God, he’ll question it. He’ll cause you to doubt it. This has worked so many times in church history that he never has had to find another tactic, because it always seems to work. But don’t let it work with you. So you notice the first thing that Satan said to Jesus in chapter 4 of Matthew, verse 3: . Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.” . Now, God had just spoken from heaven and said, “This is my beloved Son.” But Satan was challenging Him to doubt what He’d heard from God. “If you are the Son of God, then do something to prove it. Make these stones bread.”But Jesus answered him, “It is written, man shall not live by bread alone . . .” . Incidentally, it’s interesting all three answers that Jesus gave to Satan are all taken from one book, the book of Deuteronomy. And it’s interesting, too, that neither Jesus nor the devil ever questioned the authority of the book of Deuteronomy. So, why waste your time doing it? . So that’s how Jesus dealt with temptation. Very, very important. He dealt with temptation by meeting it from the written Word of God. “It is written.” Don’t think that you are clever enough to argue with the devil, he’s much cleverer than you are. And he’s been in this business a long, long time. . Don’t try to convince him with your arguments, meet him with the Scripture. Each time Jesus was tempted, this is what He said, “It is written . . . it is written . . . it is written.” And whenever Jesus said that, Satan changed the subject. He knew he had no answer to the Scripture. So, don’t be tempted into trying to overcome Satan with your philosophy or with your theology. Just answer him with the written word of God. ************************************************************************** To view this message in its entirety please click on the following link to our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Z7WQdrx11cg…
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