Invoking the promises from that little book doesn t change any of that. It isn t long before you realize that the Bible isn t a book of magical incantations, and that using it for that purpose only leads to disappointment. All of the Law and the Prophets are about Him, not you. Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. If you are the Son of God, he said, throw yourself down.
Life is like a camping trip where everything has gone wrong.
But there is one guy in the group with a global positioning device and a satellite phone. He s an important executive in a big company, and you know that someone has made promises to him. You know that if you get on his good side, become his friend, and stick with him, the helicopter that comes to rescue him will rescue you as well. Jesus is that important executive. This is why we have to trust, love, and obey Him.