Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness

    ¹ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted^[a] by the devil. ² After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³ The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

   ⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’^[b]”

  ⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶ “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 their hands,
   so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’^[c]”

   ⁷ Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’^[d]”

   ⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹ “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

   ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’^[e]”

   ¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

MATTHEW  4:1-11

     We are hungry for the word of of our Father.  Let us eat of his words.  Let us be filled and sustained by his holiness and glory through his word, and become refreshed and strengthened in reading for it is divine truth. Let us not be tempted to test the love of the Lord our God.  He is always here for us.  Do not tempt him to prove himself, but pray for those things which you need to serve him all the more and, in serving your Lord God, he shall make you as a king or queen.