April 29

It is written. (Matthew 4:4,7,10)

Christ overcame Satan by the word. He simply said: “It is written”; and a second time, and a third time, “It is written” and that was the arrow that shot right into him and drove him away. The devil does not care a bit about our feelings. He can make our feelings good or bad; he can take us up on the mountain, or down into the valley, and we can only vanquish him by the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word.