Lesson 44
Meet Jesus : The Word

Matthew 4:3 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.

As Jesus answered, He simultaneously declared His existence. Meeting Jesus means meeting the very living expression of God's word. John tells us "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." It is not the bread of this world that meets our need, but the living bread of life, Jesus that will give us strength in the deserts of life.

ACT!
Are you dry and hungry in an area? Spend time talking to Jesus about it today. He is the bread, the word of God, that brings strength.

PRAY!
Father, bring the bread of life, Jesus, into my dryness, into my hunger. Apply the word of life, Jesus, to my need that I might stay strong in Your strength, not my own.

copyright 2001, Rev. Philip A.Larson

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