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Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. The tempter came to Him and said, “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.’[b]”

Then the devil took him to the holy city and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down.

For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in there hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’[c]”

Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will bow down and worship me.”

Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’[e]”

Then the devil left Him, and angels came and attended Him.

My dear brother and sisters in Christ, just as the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness; he will do the same to us during the wilderness moments in this walk of faith. If he hasn’t already, either you’re lying to yourself or you haven’t been living long enough. Just keep on living.

Notice how each and every time Jesus was tempted, He used the power of God’s Word to defeat that temptation. Jesus never told God how big His storms were but instead, He told His storms how big God is.

Beloved, God speaks in every line and His Word is everything to me, therefore I know that in the very first chapter of the book of John and in the very first verse God’s Word says "For in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Jump all the way up to the fourteenth verse and it says, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." Therefore it always amazes me how foolish the devil was by trying to use the Word to tempt the Word.

God is the same yesterday, today and forever more, therefore we must realize that His Word can and will do the same for us today when are tempted by the devil. Bothers and sisters, just as Jesus used the power of God’s Word to defeat temptation then, we must used the power of God’s Word now to defeat temptation today. Look at your storm and tell it with and through the power of God’s Word, how big God is. Tell it, Storm... "It is written", trails, "It is written", tribulations, “It is written”. Whatever the devil has the audacity to bring your way, tell him, “It is written”.

Tell your storms when they make you feel weak, “It is written”
Revelation 19:6 says: God is omnipotent / all-powerful

Tell your storms when they make you feeling down” It is written”
Matthews 8:5-10; 28:18 says: Jesus has Power and Authority over all things

Tell your storms when they make you feel powerless, “It is written”
I John 4:4 says: God is more powerful than satan

Tell your storms when they bring darkness into your life, “It is written”
Genesis chapters 1 & 2 say: God created all things just by saying “Let there be”

Tell your storms when they make you feel your future plans seem dim, “It is written”
Duet.31:8; Acts 2:23 says: God plans & knows all things ahead of time

Tell your storms when they make you feel a failure, “It is written”
Job 42:1, 2; Proverbs 21:30, 31; & Psalm 33:10, 11, says: God’s plans always succeed

Tell your storms when they tell you that there is no answer. “It is written”
Psalm 33:13, 14 & Proverbs 15:3 says: God sees and knows all (He is Sovereign)

Tell your storms when they make you feel poor, “It is written”
I Chron. 29:11, 12 say: God owns all in Heaven and on Earth

Tell your storms when they make you feel incomplete, “It is written”
Isaiah 46:11 says: what God says & plans He will do

Tell your storms when they make you feel that it’s impossible, “It is written”
Luke 1:37 says: nothing is impossible for God

Tell your storms when they tell you things will be difficult, “It is written”
Jeremiah 32:17 says: there is nothing too hard for God

Tell your storms when they make you feel out of control, “It is written”
Job 38-41; 42:1, 2 says: God created and controls all things

Tell your storms when they look big and overwhelming, “It is written”
Isaiah 40:12-31 says: nothing can match God’s awesome size, power, wisdom, & strength.