YOUR CHOICE & YOUR DESTINY (PART 1)

YOUR CHOICE & YOUR DESTINY (PART 1)

TEXT: Matthew 4:1-7King James Version (KJV)

4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

² And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

³ And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

⁴ But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

⁵ Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

⁶ And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

⁷ Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

After the birth of a man what he or she becomes in life is often than not the result of several choices made over time. Many try to blame their parents, the environment, the economy and the nation in which they belong as their reason for not succeeding in life but the truth is that from the same situation many are rising to places of greatness. Any man who failed in making the most of precious opportunity by making the right choice at the right time should blame no one but himself.

 After Jesus fasted for 40 days, the devil came to try to take His attention from the glory to fix it on food since Jesus was hungry. But it did not work because Jesus was focused, and by his reply He made us see that the word of God which the breath of life is above our food. Most people settle for bread, what to eat, instead of the breath of life. Jesus showed to us that spending quality time with God consuming the word of God, basking and soaking in His glory is of great essence.

 The problem with many of us is that we read the word just to observe a religious routine. The only thing worse than this is that some of us do not even read it, and then we wonder why we are confused and frustrated. Without the word, there is bound to be confusion, because the word is a lamp and a light for direction in life.

Too many people are missing the glory even in church because their preoccupation is the bread to eat. If you will spend quality time with the word of God, you will begin to receive understanding; it gives light to the naive. Do not settle for bread, go for the breath of life instead.