Pure Positive Guidance ~ No.56. (Mobile Version).

~ Don't Let the devil Trick You ~

When Jesus was in the wilderness for 40 days & nights, the devil tried to tempt Him to 'go against' God's Word and to 'bow down' to the devil.

He tried Many Cunning & Crafty ways to 'Trick' Jesus, but Jesus did Not fall for them.

The devil knew that Jesus was Hungry as He had not eaten for 40 days, so he tried to 'tempt' Jesus by saying:
“If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

 Jesus answered, “It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

So the devil then tried to use Scripture to 'tempt' Jesus. He took Jesus to the highest point of the Temple and said:
“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.”

 Jesus saw straight through the devils Trickery and answered him: 
“It is also written, Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”

The devil was getting desperate now so he took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 
The devil said, “All this I will give you, if you will bow down and worship me.”

Jesus knew the devil had No power to do that, so He Firmly & Powerfully said, 
“Away from me, Satan. For it is written, 
     Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him Only.”

Then the devil 'Gave Up' and left Him, and Angels came to serve Jesus.

Jesus did Not 'give in' to temptation and He made it Very Clear to the devil that there was No way He was going to bow down and worship him.

The devil knows when he is defeated, and he 'gave up' trying to Trick Jesus.

Because Jesus did Not 'give in' to the devil and instead He Stayed True to the Word of God, then God Blessed Jesus with the very things that the devil had said he would give Jesus if He bowed down to him.

~ God Blessed Jesus by Providing All the Food that He ever needed throughout His Life. 
~ He sent His Angels and they took Good Care of Jesus in the wilderness.
~ And then when Jesus had Completed His work on earth and suffered on the Cross for our sins, and was Raised from the dead by God, then God Blessed Him with All Authority over All the kingdoms of the world.  

Jesus showed us by His own example that by Not following the devil and his Tricks, but by serving God, and 'Only God', then that is when God Blesses us Abundantly.

Don't allow yourself to be Tricked by the devil. 
He is a Liar and a Manipulator, and he has No power.
 
He will try to use Your Needs & Your Desires to Trick You.
He will even try to use Scripture to fool You into bowing down to him.
And he will promise You things that he can't even give You.

The Only True Blessings come from God and 'Only God'.

Jesus Proved the following Bible verse is Very True:

“Submit yourself to God. 
Resist the devil and he will flee from you”.

Don't Let the devil Trick You .