And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."
~Matthew 4:5-6
For it is written. Jesus says this three times as a defense against Satan's attacks in Matthew 4:1-11. Not only was He thwarting Satan's attacks though, He was also reinforcing their reality in His life. How often do we do this in our own lives? In Psalm 119 it says, "Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee." Do we really remember this verse and live by it? In Ephesians we are told that within the Armour of God is the Buckler of Faith and the Sword of the Spirit (which is the Word of God).
The buckler is all well and good for defense, and sometimes we can knock off some pretty heavy blows when we fall back on our faith and rest assured in the Rock that we stand upon. However, it's not the only instrument we've been given. The sword is used to attack and also defend. The buckler and sword can be used interchangeably to defend ourselves, but only the sword can wound our enemy.
It is said that our enemy (the Devil) wanders about like a roaring lion, seeking out whom He may devour. How can we defend ourselves though, if we do not know the Bible and hide it in our hearts? ?Not havnig verses to help ground ourselves makes us weak, especially in the enemy's eyes. It says that the fool says in his heart there is no God for even the devils know and tremble. Satan knows the Bible too. Within the passages above Satan says himself, "For it is written". How else would he be able to bring this up unless he knows what God has written within His word?
Ever since the beginning of time Satan has been watching, waiting for breaks in every human's armour so that he can attack. Satan knows us almost better than we ourselves do. Do we wrap our hearts in God's word to protect ourselves from Satan's attacks?
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