The Applied Word Of God: Part 18

We looked previously at the verse 

Mathew 4:4
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Here it  talks about the word of God having the capability to sustain us. Similar verse is stated in 
Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ

Romans 1:17
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.

Never  make reading the word of God a routine. We should take the Word of God, taste it and enjoy it. Only then can we engrave it in our mind to meditate on it. What is the overall teaching of the Bible? Whenever we feel in a critical situation the only assurance is the Word of God that is our solid foundation.  There are many ways  the Bible and its verse can work in our lives.

1. Daily sustenance for emotional equilibrium and to keep it calm m it avoids an individual to  fall in  depression  and to break heart .
2. Faith activated through the word of. God 
3. For overcoming temptation 

Luke 4:1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,left Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.

5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.

9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’

12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’

13 When the devil had finished all this temptation, he left him until an opportune time.

This section shows the conversation between Jesus and Satan. 
Satan said if you are the son of God prove it. He repeats the same each time. Jesus countered by  quoting the Word of God.   
Likewise in order to overcome temptation  keep the Word of God in storage and use it as a weapon. 

Ephesians 6 :13
Therefore put on the full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

 Hebrew 4: 12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart

Genesis 2: 17
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die. Here doubts were created  in Eve at garden of eden

Suicide is an act that is caused purely by the devil or evil.  Jesus was even commanded to jump down. The acting force for suicide is undoubtedly a evil cause.

Luke 4:11
they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’

We all should daily use the word of God to overcome our daily battles and difficult circumstances in our lives. The word of God equips especially in the thoughts of young individuals.  In such difficult scenarios our thoughts can be made captive and controlled by the word of God. 

2 Corinthians 10:4-5
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,and we take captive every thought to make it obedient

How can we make it practical in our lives? Let us take an example of depression. If we feel depressed then the word of God will impart hope by taking the depressed thoughts and eliminating them by using the specific verses of the word of God on hope.

If we are battling with fear then one should take the word of God pertaining to giving strength and act on it.

If we are troubled by unbelief, use the word of God that builds faith.

Similarly whatever be the  circumstances of negativity  we should take the weapon of the Word of God and use it to captivate the situation. 

Who is the strongest person in the world? The strongest person has the biggest quantity of word of God and largest measure of Holy Spirit in his spirit 
When we read and absorb the word of God we will be able to face the adverse circumstances by wielding  the appropriate Word of God.

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