Fighting Satan requires a certain piece of armor. When Jesus was being tempted by Satan, He used Scripture to combat the tempter. Jesus was hungry. When Satan told Him to turn stones into bread, Jesus responded, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). That Scripture came from Deuteronomy 8:3. So Satan tried to fight fire with fire and quoted Scripture back in his next temptation to Jesus, tempting Jesus to throw Himself off the highest point of the temple; taunting Jesus to prove God would save Him (Matthew 4:5-6), but, in verse 7, Jesus responded, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test'". Jesus was quoting Deuteronomy 6:16. In one last attempt, Satan offered Jesus all things visible, if Jesus would bow down and worship him (Matthew 4:8-9). Oh, the power of Scripture, because Satan fled after Jesus responded with Deuteronomy 6:13: "Fear the Lord your God, serve Him only." Are you memorizing Scripture? It's part of the armor of God, the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17). Jesus used the book of Deuteronomy to fight the temptations of the devil. What will you use?
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