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...Jesus...the wilderness... After fasting forty days...he was hungry..."If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written... Matthew 4:1-4 NIV Jesus was at the end of his physical resources. Completely done. And the testing started in a way that had some truth in it, and connected directly to Jesus situation. If you're the son of God (.oh yep that's me) then just turn these stones to bread (and your hunger will be resolved! You can do this easily...) It's often the same with us. Our testing starts with some truth in it... You're a good person, worked hard, deserve this... you can do this easily, no one needs to know, it will fix your situation... But Jesus goes back to God's word. Because he knows it. Ok Jesus has an advantage over us in that, but Bible memory is an area of real opportunity for us to cement Gods word in our hearts, ready and available when testing times come. So we're going to...

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Matthew 4:1-4 NIV This week we watched a YouTube programme on fasting. The average male can fast for a max of... 40 days! After 40 days you'd be at  the end of your physical resources, all energy stores in your body would be depleted. That's where Jesus was. At the end. Hungry. And then the testing begins. The testing wasn't the going without food, it was what are you going to rely on when you get to the end of your resources... What do you believe when your strength is gone? Jesus relied on God's Word. #truth #faith #testing #believe