“ON HIS LAW HE MEDITATES DAY AND NIGHT!”

 Psalm 1:1-2                    (ESV)

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

    “[1] BLESSED IS THE MAN

        who walks NOT in the counsel of the wicked,

    NOT stands in the way of sinners,

        NOR sits in the seat of scoffers; 

    [2] but HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW OF THE LORD,

        and “ON HIS LAW HE MEDIATES DAY AND NIGHT”.”

The HOLY SPIRIT is speaking to me that I don’t need to get so involved with the cares of “this world”!  I AM A CHILD OF THE KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS and I need to demonstrate that at ALL TIMES!!

I MUST DELIGHT IN THE LAW OF THE LORD and “ON HIS LAW I NEED TO MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT”!!!

 

“IT IS WRITTEN!”

 Matthew 4:1-4                    (ESV)

The Temptation of JESUS 

“[1] Then JESUS was led up by the SPIRIT into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. [2] And after fasting forty days and forty nights, HE was hungry. [3] And the tempter came and said to HIM, “If you are the SON of GOD, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” [4] But HE answered, “”IT IS WRITTEN”, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that comes FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.’”

Since I am considered to be an “uneducated” man, I tend to research things I write in an effort to make sure that I am sharing TRUTH, and NOT error!  Undoubtedly, I have failed in the past, and will from time to time fail again, until I am called HOME by my LORD and SAVIOR!  But it is my goal to expound nothing but TRUTH, and my prayer is that HE will take me HOME before I fail HIM too greatly!!!

In the preceding verses before Matthew 4, JESUS displayed humility as he was baptized by John in Matthew 3:14-17.  WHY did our CREATOR have a need to be baptized?  Could it be that HE was setting an example for us to follow, not to be SAVED, but as a TESTIMONY of HIS OBEDIENCE to our HEAVENLY FATHER!  I find it VERY telling that the CREATOR responded “IT IS WRITTEN” to “the enemy” in verses four, seven and ten of Matthew four!  How did JESUS KNOW the BIBLE so well at such a young age?  According to John 1 verse 1 “In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with GOD, and THE WORD WAS GOD.  The SON IS THE WORD, and we mustn’t forget to recognize that point!

“The enemy” tried to tempt JESUS with temporal things that had no ETERNAL value to them.  My mortal mind IMMEDIATELY goes to Matthew 27:4 when Judas told the Chief Priest and the Pharisees when he was trying to GIVE BACK the 30 pieces of silver, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”  Money had NO VALUE to him now, so he proceeded to hang himself (Matthew 27:5)!

Our LORD and SAVIOR KNEW THE WORD, because HE WAS THE WORD (John 1:1)!  HE KNEW what SCRIPTURE said, because HE WAS THE WORD!  Perhaps if I had a more serious and devoted relationship with “IT IS WRITTEN” I would be a stronger vessel to be used for HIS GLORY???

Romans 10:9

 Romans 10:9                    (ESV)

“[9] because, if you confess with your mouth that JESUS is LORD and believe in your heart that GOD raised HIM from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED.”

Psalms 46:10

 

HIS IMAGE

 

“JESUS AND PETER!”

 John 21:15-18                    (ESV)

“JESUS AND PETER”

“[15] When they had finished breakfast, JESUS said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love ME more than these?” He said to HIM, “Yes, LORD; YOU know that I love YOU .” HE said to him, “Feed MY lambs.” [16] HE said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love ME?” He said to HIM, “Yes, LORD; YOU know that I love YOU.” HE said to him, “Tend MY sheep.” [17] HE said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love ME?” PETER WAS GRIEVED because HE said to him the third time, “Do you love ME?” and he said to HIM, “LORD, YOU know everything; YOU know that I love YOU.” JESUS said to him, “Feed MY sheep. [18] Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.”

When I awoke this morning the song “Lovest thou me more than these” was in my brain damaged mind!  So I went to Scripture and tried to figure out WHAT it was about this encounter that needed to be RECORDED in the WORD OF GOD and referred to for the next two thousand years???  The next few words are simply my thoughts. 

Peter had a EXTREMELY vocal personality!!  I can just imagine that JESUS wanted him to CAREFULLY consider what he was saying, KNOWING that Peter would die in the manner that he did?  JESUS, knowing EVERYTHING as HE did, already KNEW the difficulties (and BLESSINGS!) that lie ahead for Peter and HE might have been preparing Peter for the ROAD ahead??

Trying to place myself in the place where Peter was in this post-resurrection encounter with THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD, I can’t fathom that JESUS would possibly still LOVE me after I have failed HIM so greatly?  But, like Peter, I may need to SLOW DOWN and let the story of “JESUS AND PETER” change my life to where I can be USED to GLORIFY JESUS CHRIST and not be so concerned about ANYTHING else!!!