Not By Bread Alone

 Matthew 4:4 says:

Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God'."

This actually originally came from Deuteronomy 8:3, which says:

He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

So what does this mean? that we can't live off just carbs? NO. It has nothing to do with carbs, silly, despite the fact that most people think carbs are bad.....

Moses was reminding the Israelites (in Deuteronomy) that physical food sustains your body, but the bible, with God's promises, truly sustains your life. So yes, we need food, but we NEED GOD'S WORD.

In Matthew, when Jesus quoted this, he was actually talking to Satan. Jesus had been fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, and he was hungry. (This also points towards his humanity, because let me tell you, after that long, I would be HANGRY and no one would want to be around me, not even the devil himself!) Satan told him he should turn stones into bread so he could eat, and to prove that he was the Son of God. When Jesus did not do this, he was basically saying "back off dude, I don't need bread. My life depends on obeying and trusting God, not just on eating some carbs."

How should you live your life knowing all of this?

READ YOUR BIBLE.

I can't say this to you loud enough. My life completely changed when I started spending time in the word every single day. It is so very important. I lived my entire life loving Jesus, but not getting to know him through his word. If you want to truly develop a relationship with Jesus, you have to spend time with him. Get to know him! If you had a friend that you only talked to once a week and rarely spent any time with them, how good would your friendship be? Not very good, right? When you have a BFF, you want to know everything there is to know about them. Unfortunately, you can't follow Jesus on TikTok, or just magically get to know him unless you read the bible and pray. 

It. Will. Change. Your. Life. 

And that's my goal with this blog. Intimidated by the bible? don't know where to start? Start here, with me. I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL. I absolutely do not have all the answers and I am still learning daily. But I spend a ton of time reading the Bible, listening to podcasts, doing everything that I can to learn more and grow in my relationship with him. So, let me teach you. There are influencers all over the place when you log into social media, so let me influence you, not to buy something, not to click on a link, but to pick up your Bible. It's free and the payout is HUGE.

Hungry? Let's eat.