The Same Word

And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Luke 4:3-4 KJV

We know who Jesus is. We know He is the only begotten Son of God, equal part of the triune Godhead. Our Saviour. In John 1:1-4 NKJV, we read,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

Through study, we understand the Word to be Jesus. He is the living Word. John 1:14 NKJV tells us, 

And the Word became 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.

So, Jesus came to earth, born of a virgin, to dwell among us, to set us free from our rebellious, sinful nature so that we can live eternally with Him. THAT Jesus, that's the One - who when being tempted by satan said to satan, IT IS WRITTEN...

Now if the Saviour of the world, who - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God - THAT Jesus fights and defeats the enemy of our soul with "It is written..."    why would we think that we could do it withOUT reading and KNOWING the same written Word of God?

Just something to think upon going into the weekend.

Prayer:

Father, 
          Thank You for Your Word; for speaking to us, for having men write it down for posterity, for becoming flesh and living it out before us. Thank You that we are able to study it and live accordingly. Illuminate Your Truths to us. Write them on the tablets of our hearts, O God, by Your Holy Spirit, that we have the power to be Your sons and daughters. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen