Today’s Thought “Houdini Did It…” G. Ward

Matthew 4:3-4 And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”  But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.”

To remain in a pit perceived inescapable forgets the initial demand for my dreaded arrival there and despair won’t allow hope’s contemplation for escape (cf. Jer.15:19). Believers however have enjoined themselves to Christ’s example via righteous steps precluding being trapped. Having the gift of the Savior’s example extends hope that endures, particularly in moments perceived as impossible, and implicit reliance with what HE modeled is the calling to fulfill.