December 6, 2015 ·
Matthew 4:6,
"And
saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is
written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands
they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."
Some observations:
1.
The Devil can quote Scriptures too, and he is pretty good at it.
- He has been at
it since the time in the Garden of Eden!
2.
The Devil quotes Scriptures not to instruct the truth of God, but invariably to
twist and pervert it, to mislead God's children to disobey God their Father.
3.
The Devil peddled his craft on Jesus Christ; you can be sure you won't be
exempted! So beware!
4.
God's promises of protection and preservation are no license for presumption.
-
Ps 91:11 "For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in
all thy ways."
5.
The word of God must be rightly divided.
-
2Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
- If you need to quote Scriptures, be prepared to rightly divide it. That's Apostolic example.
What
apt, and needful reminders.
There
were a few occasions when I needed to remind a few "quoty" people
that the Devil can quote Scriptures far better than they do, and I'm not the least
impressed with the sound byte of their quotes!
Those
who rightly divide the word of truth do impress me, and I'm thankful for each
one of them. Thank you, Lord.
