Matthew 4:4

Matthew 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
- Faith
- God
- Word of God
- Spiritual Nourishment
- Obedience
Satan’s temptations are intended to cause Jesus to act independently of God the Father. As Jesus resists each temptation, He quotes from Deuteronomy 8, relating His own experience of 40 days in the wilderness to the experience of Israel after they escaped Egypt. When Moses speaks to the Israelites in that passage, they are preparing to finally enter the Promised Land. As with all members of the human race, Christ also needed food to maintain His physical human body. In His life, however, obedience to His Heavenly Father's will and words was His highest priority. It is true that He was fully God and able to turn stones into bread, but to do so would have meant acting independently of God, as Adam did in the Garden of Eden. This would have disqualified Him from God's plans and purposes. Although Jesus was fully God, He lived His life as fully human in obedience to the words and wills of His Father. The life of Jesus is the perfect example of how God expects all His blood-bought children to live - obedience to Him and complete dependence on Him.
Dear Heavenly Father, Your Son set an amazing example when He sacrificed His rights and abilities to obey Your commands. Let me resist the temptation to act independently of You and keep my eyes on Christ's earthly example. May I always rely on You in every circumstance in my life, knowing that it is Your will for me to do so and that doing so brings honor to You. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Blessed AppHebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Blessed AppJohn 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Blessed AppMatthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Blessed App