One thing that jumps out me from the passage in Matthew 4 where Satan tempts Jesus, is not only how important it is to know the Word, but also how to use it.
Satan knew scripture. But he twisted and misused it.
I read a quote again today ("coincidentally") that said this....
Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right. (Charles Spurgeon)
How true this is! Satan does not usually try to deceive us with outright lies - that would be easy for us to see through. He tempts us with lies that sound like truths.
We need to know scripture enough to see through Satan's tricks, and we need to allow the Holy Spirit to transform us through that knowledge.
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: Isaiah 25-27, Matthew 5:1-26
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