A Way to Live

In response to Satan's first temptation (turn stones into bread--Jesus was literally starving to death) to Jesus, He said, "It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."  Matthew 4:4.  Put simply, there is a way to live.  Have you been living the right way?  Did you even know that there was a right way to live?  Jesus said that we are to live "by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."  In short, in order for you to live by "every word," then you have got to become familiar with God's word to know what He says.  Next, you have got to apply God's word to your life.  What does that look like?  Well, let's look at what Jesus did when Satan's second temptation (throw yourself off the temple because God's word says the angels will protect You) came His way: "Jesus said to him again, 'It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."'"  Matthew 4:7.  In other words, Jesus responded to the temptation by saying, "God's word tells me not to do that, so I'm not going to do that."  Jesus again demonstrated what it looks like to live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God when He was faced with Satan's third temptation (worship me and I'll give you everything you are after in life): "Away with you, Satan!  For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.'"  Matthew 4:10.  In closing, if you want to live the right way, then let me encourage you to become familiar with God's word, and then apply it to your life.  It's really that simple.  It doesn't mean that life will be easy for you, but you will be living it the right way.