[Songs in the Night - January 9]
Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matthew 4:10
DURING the forty days in the wilderness our Lord
had come to see that the dominion of earth could be
attained only through great suffering.
He was weak
from his long fast, and all the details of prophecy were
before his mind.
He saw himself as a lamb dumb before
his shearers; as the serpent lifted up in the wilderness.
Satan's suggestion was a temptation, but after
consideration he saw that Satan was asking him to
violate his covenant—to go contrary to God's will.
Immediately he answered, "Get thee hence, Satan: for
it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve."
Then the devil left the
Lord, finding nothing to work upon—so loyal was
Jesus to the Word of Jehovah.
Afterwards the angels
came and ministered unto him. Z'12-262 R5084:6 (Hymn 200)