Never Beyond the Bounds of God's Control Matthew 4: 1-10

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v 1 1. Testing that comes against God's chosen is not beyond the scope of God's permission.

(Then was Jesus led up on the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.)

v 2 2. The insufficiency of human strength is but an opportunity for God's matchless strength.

 (made perfect in our weakness) (…He was afterward an hungered.)

v 3,4 3. The argument of the devil is never beyond the reach of truth's counsel.

(If thou be the Son of God •••• Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.)

v 5,6,74. The secret of Godly living is not to go beyond the protection and counsel of truth - not to enter into the realm of prevailing and presumption.

( … Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.)

v 8,9 5. The protection of truth prevails when I have no desire outside the bounds of God's provision.

( … All these things will I give thee, … )

God is my provider; I desire nothing that He doesn't give.

v. 10 6. The enemy cannot pass God's appointed bounds over him.

(Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, satan;, for it is written. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.)

v. 10 7. God's bounds never give a believer the right to worship and serve any other.

(Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.)

The affection of our heart must not be beyond God's command.