As a follower of Christ, when we face an enemy there are three things we can know: 1- Our enemy is powerful

2- Our enemy has been defeated by Jesus Christ on the cross and through His resurrection

3- God is greater than our enemy

Jesus faced His enemy, the devil, and the temptations. He did not argue, He stated God”™s word. That was His defense”¦God”™s word, “˜It is written”¦”™

Have you noticed that Jesus never said, “˜I”™m sorry, but”¦?”™ He gave no excuse for saying what He said, He never apologized, and neither should we for using God”™s word.

Jesus took His stand on God”™s written word ““ period. No apology, no “˜waffling”™.

Jesus did not argue, God”™s word was the final word. There was no room for argument. There is no higher authority than God”™s word.

What did the devil do after the temptations and Jesus had said “˜It is written”¦”™ each time? Satan left Jesus for a time. Satan used other times to tempt Jesus throughout His life. Even when Jesus was on the cross, in His extreme suffering and agony, He was tempted to “˜come down from the cross”™ by His tormentors in the crowd watching Him die.

Satan is subtle, clever and doesn”™t easily give up. Jesus never wavered”¦He set His face to go to Jerusalem, to go to the cross, to thwart Satan”™s power, to thwart sin”™s power, to thwart death ““ for you!

We can know that Jesus faced His enemy and ours and Easter is the proof of victory!

Facing the enemy as Christ did

“It is written”¦”