Luke 4:3-4 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Luke tells us that after the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness, Jesus began a forty day fast. At the conclusion of that fast, the devil pounced. His first temptation, to turn the stone into bread, was intended to strike where Jesus was most vulnerable (who wouldn't be hungry ... I mean REALLY hungry after a forty day fast?). So the devil moves in for "the kill." But Jesus was not to be deceived. He makes it clear to Satan that he had food to eat that was far better than a mere loaf of bread. This food was the word of God!
So in this first of three temptations, Jesus was making it clear that his desire to know and put into practice the word of God far surpassed his physical appetite for bread (which must have been great at that point!). Oh that we would get our arms around this concept and learn what it truly means to "live by every word that comes from the mouth of God." Of course, to live by it we have to know it. So that begs the question we all need to ask ourselves, "How well do I know God's word?"
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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