How to Win Every Spiritual Battle Pr. Randy Skeete #seventhdayadventist

Matthew chapter 4 we'll read from verse 1. Let me greet those online as well, wherever you are. Thank you very much for being a part of the service, and I hope that God will speak to you as directly as I believe he will speak to us in this building here in Wichita, Kansas, in the central part of the

United States. Do you have Matthew chapter 4? Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, he was afterward and hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said, "If thou be the Son of God,

command that these stones be made bread." 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." We will focus microscopically on verse 4. Here is what Jesus said to Satan. Now, keep in mind, he is under

temptation. He's being attacked by the enemy. It is necessary, therefore, for us to look at his defense against satanic attack. I don't think you got what I just said, and it's my fault. Let me say it again. Jesus Christ is being directly attacked by the devil. Temptation is a satanic attack because God does not tempt.

Temptation comes from Satan. It is a satanic attack. How do you defend yourself against a satanic attack? Jesus said, "It is written. No guesswork with God. Man shall not live by bread alone. That's physical. But by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Let's look at the word live. Man shall not live by bread alone.

Christ is clearly referring to physical life. Bread being the food we eat. But by every word. Now, when we're hungry, if you go to the restaurant and you're hungry, you don't ask the waiter for a Bible. So you could eat and stay alive. You ask for food. So the scriptures are designed to