The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Luke 4:3-4, “And the devil said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God,

tell this stone to become bread.’

4 And Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, “MAN SHALL NOT LIVE

ON BREAD ALONE.”’”

Remember what we said about the salesman and why he takes

a client to dinner? Well, a similar tactic is starving someone

until he gives in to what someone wants. This was Satan’s trickery

here, but with a strange twist. Remember that we said the

Greeks have four “conditional sentences”? Well, this one reads,

“If You are the Son of God, and You are, tell this stone to become

bread.” WOW! Even Satan cannot deny who Jesus is! But when

he says things like that to us, we want to say, “Boy, I’ll show you!!”

But, Jesus was listening to the Holy Spirit. Jesus is being tested for

His future ministry. So, He resisted the temptation by answering

with Scripture (Deut. 8:3). Very often we are tempted to respond

too quickly. When we do, our responses often come from ourselves

and not from God. We must slow down, take time to consult the Holy

Spirit, and reply with Scripture. If we have been reading the Bible,

the LORD will use what we’ve been reading and enable us to give a

clear and truthful response. Think about that. We don’t have to be

quick in answering everything. We just have to be accurate.

Love and prayers for you all,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas