Matthew 4
The Temptation of Jesus
1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'a]">[a]"
5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6"If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written:
" 'He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'b]">[b]"
7Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'c]">[c]"
8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
10Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'d]">[d]"
11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
What I'm trying to tell you is, you cant erase a negative(satan) thoughts by just not thinking about it. When someone asks you not to think too much, it's going to make you thinking the more.
Me : You are dumb.
You : errr.
Me : Forget that you're dumb. Don't think.
( can you actually don't think and forget what I say?)
A negative(satan) thoughts cannot be replaced by a positive thoughts too! A positive thoughts can be erased by a more negative thoughts from satan!
You see, Jesus Christ is our best example. When He is tempted, He did not use any supernatural powers to resist the devil. Jesus simply quoted the written Word of God to the devil.
We must follow Him too! Only the written Word of God can overcome all kinds of nonsense devil tells you. There is no other way.
Ephesians 6:11-18 (New International Version)
11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
If you interpret the verses carefully, there is only an offensive weapon, which is the sword ( Word of God). Besides that, there is NO ARMOR PROTECTS THE BACK AND REAR; Paul made no provision for running away from a spiritual battle. which I think you cant try to stop thinking about it. You must face it and overcome it using the Word OF GOD!
Satan : You always sin.
Me : Jesus Christ died for my sins!
Satan : You are stupid.
Me : I'm made in the image of the One who defeated you!
Father in Heaven,
I am thankful for everything You gave me. I know Holy Spirit is going to bring the remembrance of Christ to me to defeat satan. I thank You for your words and your words are everlasting. I believed what You say and I received. I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins and raised up by the Holy Spirit on the third day. I thank You that Jesus has made me righteous. In Jesus's name. Amen
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