How does man stay alive?

Mo. 8/19/13: Deuteronomy 8:2                  Why did Israel wander 40 years?

And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

Why did Israel wander 40 years? God tested them to know what was hidden in their hearts.

Tu. 8/20/13: Deuteronomy 8:3                  How shall man live?

So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.

How shall man live? Man’s life is really lived by faith in the living God, not man’s ability to provide for himself.

We. 8/21/13: Deuteronomy 8:4 – 6                  What is heart knowledge?

Your garments did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you. Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.

What is heart knowledge? Knowledge felt by the heart is applied in human wisdom.

Th. 8/22/13: Deuteronomy 8:14 – 17                  What is worldly wisdom?

… when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage … who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; who fed you in the wilderness with manna, … that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end— then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’

What is worldly wisdom? Worldly wisdom is telling yourself, “I did it MY way.’

Fr. 8/23/13: Matthew 4:3 – 4                  What did Christ answer?

Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “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 by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

What did Christ answer? “I am here to do God’s will.” This is the meaning of His title, ‘The WORD.’