Good Morning Friends,
The devil is good at twisting
scriptures. Sometimes he uses only those
portions of scripture that say what he wants said. When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness,
he quoted scripture. In one temptation,
Satan said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot
against a stone.’” (Matthew 4:6)
That’s a quotation from Psalm 91: “For he will command his angels concerning
you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so
that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” (Psalm 91:11-12)
What Satan didn’t mention was the next
verse. “You will tread upon the lion and
the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.” (Psalm 91:13)
Jesus didn’t give in to the temptation to
test God by jumping off the highest point of the temple. But He did fulfill the next verse. He did tread on the lion who seeks to devour
us, Satan himself. (1 Peter 5:8) And He
did trample the serpent, Satan, the deceiver!
Don’t believe Satan, for he is the father of
lies. But you can trust the word of the
Father. He’ll see that it comes true.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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