Jesus is high on Scripture

Jesus has a high view of Scripture. Man apparently kind of has a high view of Scripture. It is the number one selling book, and has been for a long time. You can buy it in a variety of English translations, as well as many other languages. You can buy it with a variety of colors, with notes, and without notes. The most notable differences between Jesus' view of Scripture and ours: he actually read it, quoted it, hid it in his heart; and most importantly he lived by it. In Luke 4 when he was telling the folks from his neighborhood why he came, he quoted Isaiah the prophet. We read the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4. In that passage Jesus quoted Scripture back at Satan as the old nemesis tried to tempt Jesus. Later on, after Jesus' resurrection he chose to reveal himself to two guys (on the Road to Emmaus) as the resurrected Christ by using the Scriptures instead of simply showing the nail scars or the scar in his side. In today's time we will read where some "scholar" tries to dis some of the Old Testament stories and prophetic books. It's funny, Jesus quoted Isaiah, Daniel; he even believed the big fish story of Jonah. He even believed that God rained down fire and brimstone destroying Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus believed that the Word of God was alive and had impact on real life. It wasn't merely a history book to him. It wasn't just "late-night" reading with some cool stories of teenagers clashing with giants. For Jesus, the Scriptures were something to live by and to live through. He could have taken the privilege as the Son of God to drop some wrath on Satan when he was tempted. He didn't. He showed us how to deal with the devil. He defied the devil and quoted Scripture at him. He could have told his hometown that he was the Son of God and then levitated before them. He didn't. He showed them in Scriptures where it was written about him long ago. By so doing, he showed that what God says happens, happens. Jesus is high on Scripture. You might want to read it. More importantly, you might want to use it to live by...Jesus did.