“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” Matthew 13:45-46
“They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:” Psalm 46:6-7
If given the choice there are some who wouldn’t trade their loved one for anything.
“Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” Matthew 4:8-9
There are many things to think about when Jesus was tempted. But one thing I was thinking about is the love Jesus had and has for His Father. Jesus had His Father, His approval, and walked with Him. What could the Devil possibly offer to compare to this?
I was just thinking, “What about Jesus?” What would we trade Him for? I’m not talking about blessings. I’m not talking about rewards. I’m talking about Jesus.
The world may have more material things sometimes. But we have Jesus. What would we trade Jesus’ approval for? What would we trade His ways for? What would we trade walking with Him for? What would we trade the peace from being in His presence for?
It isn’t an either or situation. He is our shepherd (Ps. 23). He made it His job to take care of us, and worry about things.
Romans 8:32 says, “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”
I think if we keep these things in our mind the devil will have a harder time discouraging us, using us, and keeping us from what we should be doing.
God bless.
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