Well, I learned a new word today; intexticated. Basically, it means to be distracted by texting while you are driving. While it was very good to increase my vocabulary, still, I couldn't help but think how good it is that THE BIBLE was written in Koine Greek, a dead language, that will never, ever change!! And because of that, we can always understand what God has said. That is a very good thing because in time of temptation we need to let the unchanging word of God speak to us.
Jesus is the best example of how to face this sort of testing, by his use of Scripture.
Matthew, Chapter 4 (World English Bible)
Mat 4:1, Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Mat 4:2, When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
Mat 4:3, The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
Mat 4:4, But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”*(emp. added, GDR)
Mat 4:5, Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Mat 4:6, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you.’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”*
Mat 4:7, Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”*(emp. added, GDR)
Mat 4:8, Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
Mat 4:9, He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
Mat 4:10, Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me,* Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”* (emp. added, GDR)
Mat 4:11, Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
Mat 4:2, When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
Mat 4:3, The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
Mat 4:4, But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”*(emp. added, GDR)
Mat 4:5, Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Mat 4:6, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you.’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”*
Mat 4:7, Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”*(emp. added, GDR)
Mat 4:8, Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
Mat 4:9, He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
Mat 4:10, Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me,* Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”* (emp. added, GDR)
Mat 4:11, Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
Necessary food, safety and power, three very dangerous areas of testing. How many of us have succumbed in one of these areas? Jesus overcame the Devil because he knew the word of God and used it correctly. Do we do the same? Something to think about on a cold Florida morning.