Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high
mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Next, the Devil transports Jesus to a high mountain and caused Him to
see all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. Satan tempts Jesus with
power, wealth, and position (all of which Jesus eternally has with His Father).
But Satan’s subtle tactics are about to clearly show his motives.
9 And
saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and
worship me.
Satan bluntly tells Christ that he will give Him basically the world if
He falls down and worships him! How ridiculous! Satan doesn’t own the world and
deal it out to people, God is the King of Kings! ….but often Christians have
fallen prey to Satan’s false clamor and lie that he is in control and, it they
will work with him, that they can have a piece of power, of wealth, of
prominence.
10 Then
saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Jesus again battles Satan with the Word
of God (Ephesians 6:17), again laying open Satan’s deception and standing upon
the Truth that is revealed in God’s Word: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou serve.” We do not serve Satan. We are not to bow our
knee in our hearts, physically with our bodies, or in compromises. We are not
to serve the world and worship its wealth and allurements. No, we are to
worship and serve God alone with all our
heart, all our strength, all our mind, and all our soul.
11 Then the devil leaveth him,
and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
After this third temptation and defeat
by the Word of God, Satan departed and angels came and ministered to Jesus! O
how we must also remember that in the midst of our battles and temptations, God
is awaiting to strengthen us at the end.
Fear thou
not; for I am with thee: be not
dismayed; for I am thy God: I
will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the
right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and
their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord
will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 18 I
will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I
will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isaiah 41:17-18 (KJV)
Now these
things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things,
as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither
let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three
and twenty thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt Christ,
as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 10 Neither
murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11 Now
all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our
admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 12 Wherefore
let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 13 There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you
to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a
way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved,
flee from idolatry.
1 Cor 10:6-14 (KJV)
Matt 4:8-11 (KJV)
