{"id":1277,"date":"2018-06-30T03:01:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T02:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2023-08-19T08:54:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T07:54:26","slug":"fruits-of-the-spirit-lesson-9-part-1-self-control-psalm-11911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/30\/fruits-of-the-spirit-lesson-9-part-1-self-control-psalm-11911\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruits of the Spirit: LESSON 9 PART 1 \u2013 Self- Control (Psalm 119:11)"},"content":{"rendered":"

LESSON: Self-control comes from putting God\u2019s Word in our hearts<\/p>\n

Memory Verse: \u201cI have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against you.\u201d \u2013 Psalm 119:11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bible Story: The Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-17)<\/u><\/p>\n

The temptation of Jesus was part of His preparation for ministry. It showed how the King of kings met His enemy, \u201cthe prince of this world\u201d (according to John 14:30) and defeated him.<\/p>\n

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  1. The first temptation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Satan used the desires of the flesh \u2013 hunger \u2013 to tempt Jesus into using his divine powers to make bread for himself. Jesus responded by quoting Scripture, specifically Deuteronomy 8:3, \u201cMan does not live by bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.\u201d Notice that Jesus had the Word \u201chidden in His heart\u201d \u2013 HE MEMORIZED SCRIPTURE — and He was able to quote it and use it at the right time.<\/p>\n

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    1. The second temptation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Satan then used a \u201cdare\u201d to tempt Jesus into proving the faithfulness of God. This time, Satan also showed that he too knew the Scriptures, and so he uses this to deceive Jesus by quoting Psalm 91:11-12. Satan said, \u201cthrow yourself off the temple and let the angels catch you just as your God promised.\u201d However, Satan left out an important phrase from this verse that says, \u201cIn all your ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

      \u201cFor He will command His angels concerning you, to guard you IN ALL YOUR WAYS; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.\u201d \u2013 Psalm 91:11-12<\/strong><\/p>\n

      This is how Satan and how false teachers and false prophets deceive using quotes from the Bible. They twist its meaning and make it seem like the Bible supports their worldly ideas and choices by either ADDING or REMOVING some parts of the verses. This is why we should READ AND STUDY THE BIBLE so that we can gain a better understanding of God\u2019s heart so that we won\u2019t be deceived by Bible verses that are taken out of context.<\/p>\n

      Jesus replied with a quote of the Word again, \u201cDo not put the Lord your God to the test.\u201d It is wrong to dare God to \u201crescue\u201d us when we just want to prove His power to do so. He is not obliged to save those who deliberately put themselves in danger.<\/p>\n

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      1. The third temptation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Satan now tempts Jesus with an \u201ceasy way\u201d to become King. Jesus would reign over all creation as the King of kings, but He would have to suffer and die on the cross first. Satan was trying to make Jesus take the shortcut and not have to die on the cross.<\/p>\n

        For the third time, Jesus uses Scripture to rebuke Satan and said, \u201cAway from me, Satan! For it is written: WORSHIP the Lord your God, and serve Him only.\u201d Jesus chose to worship and follow God\u2019s will even if it means having to suffer and even die on the cross in order to fulfill God\u2019s plan and purpose for the salvation of mankind.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the three attempts at temptation, Jesus fought and won by using a very powerful weapon \u2013 the WORD OF GOD. Ephesians 6:17 tells us that the Word of God is the \u201csword of the spirit.\u201d It is our weapon, which is why we should hide it in our hearts through daily reading, study and memorization, so that we are ready to use it whenever we need it.<\/p>\n

        This is what \u201chiding God\u2019s Word in our heart\u201d means \u2013 to make it part of our daily life by making an effort to read and study and memorize. This is so we can have control over how we fight temptations, because God\u2019s Word guides us to what is right and reveals to us what is wrong. It gives us the power to have self-control over all kinds of temptation, just as Jesus showed us how to:<\/p>\n

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        1. Knowing it by heart allows us to be ready to use it anytime.<\/li>\n
        2. Studying it helps prevent us from getting deceived when false teachers and false prophets use it to make it look like the Bible supports their worldly thinking.<\/li>\n
        3. Worshipping only the one true God means we serve Him only and we will not allow anything or anyone else to take \u201cfirst place\u201d in our lives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          LESSON: Self-control comes from putting God\u2019s Word in our hearts Memory Verse: \u201cI have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against you.\u201d \u2013 Psalm 119:11 Bible Story: The Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-17) The temptation of Jesus was part of His preparation for ministry. It showed how the King of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,836],"tags":[319,381,621,687,734],"class_list":["post-1277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fruit-of-the-spirit-lessons","category-lesson-9-self-control","tag-fruits-of-the-spirit","tag-hiding-gods-word","tag-psalm-11911","tag-self-control","tag-tempation-of-jesus"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3708,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277\/revisions\/3708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}