Jesus answered, β€œIt is written: β€˜Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 (NIV)   At some point in your life, someone may have said to you, β€œDon’t you talk back to me!” Or perhaps you have said these words to your children. …

Jesus answered, β€œIt is written: β€˜Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 (NIV)

 

At some point in your life, someone may have said to you, β€œDon’t you talk back to me!” Or perhaps you have said these words to your children. Talking back is generally considered disrespectful, but there is an instance in which I believe it is both appropriate and necessary. It’s always okay to talk back to our enemy, the devil.

 

When the devil led Jesus into the wilderness to tempt Him, Jesus answered every temptation by saying, β€œIt is written,” and then He went on to counter the enemy’s claims with Scripture. He foughtβ€”and defeatedβ€”the enemy with the Word of God (Matthew 4:1–11).πŸŽ‰

 

I encourage you to follow Jesus’ example. The enemy will come against you with lies, and you can talk back to him using God’s Word. For example, he may tell you that God doesn’t really love you, and you can say, β€œGod loves me with an everlasting love. He loves me enough to send His Son to die so that I can be in right relationship with Him” (Jeremiah 31:3; John 3:16). He may say your life will never amount to anything, and you can respond with, β€œGod has great plans for my life, plans to give me a future filled with hope” (Jeremiah 29:11). One of the best pieces of advice that I could ever give you is to prioritize studying and learning God’s Word. This will help you in many ways, especially as you talk back to the enemy and defeat his lies.

 

Prayer

Father, help me to prioritize studying and learning Your Word. Your Word gives me victory in every situation. In Jesus’ name.

 

Amen β™₯️✨.

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