Words From The Word Of God
A topical, and expositional study from the Word of God, in order to Glorify and Exalt our Great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; that we may reach the world with the Gospel, and grow in the Grace and knowledge of Him.. Grace and Peace to all, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(Isaiah 52:7) "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!"(Isaiah 55 10-11) 10) "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:"11) "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."(John 3:16)“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”(John 14:1-7) 1)"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."2)"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."3)"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."4)And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know."5)"Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?"6)"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."7)"If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him."(Romans 10 :9-10;13) 9)"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."10)"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."13)"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
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Words From The Word Of God
The Same Old Tricks: Why Satan's Tactics Haven't Changed in 6,000 Years
The wilderness confrontation between Jesus and Satan reveals an ancient battle strategy that remains unchanged to this day. In this eye-opening exploration of Matthew 4:1-11, we uncover how Satan's temptations follow a predictable pattern first seen in the Garden of Eden and outlined in 1 John 2:16—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
What makes this passage so powerful is Jesus' response. He doesn't rely on his divinity to overcome temptation but demonstrates how we as humans can achieve victory. Three times Jesus declares "It is written," showing that Scripture itself is our most effective weapon. This wasn't a divine being using supernatural powers; this was a man filled with the Holy Spirit and submitted to God's Word.
The episode reveals crucial truths about our adversary's limitations. Satan is not omnipresent (he had to physically approach Jesus), not omnipotent (he had to leave when commanded), and not omniscient (he didn't fully understand God's redemptive plan). James 4:7 confirms our power over him: "Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you."
Take comfort in knowing that when temptation comes, specific scriptures can address each category: Matthew 6:33 for the lust of the flesh, Colossians 3:2 for the lust of the eyes, and Proverbs 16:18 for the pride of life. By recognizing Satan's predictable patterns and arming yourself with God's Word, you can follow Christ's template for victory.
Are you struggling with temptation right now? Which of these three areas represents your greatest vulnerability? Share your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to subscribe for our next episode where we'll explore Jesus as our sympathetic High Priest who understands our struggles.
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Hello and welcome to this another edition of Words from the Word of God. Thank you all so much for joining us today for this another edition of Words from the Word of God, matthew. Gospel of Matthew, chapter 4 is where we find ourselves in the Word of God, as we have went through chapter 3 thus far and we find ourselves here in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 4. We'll be reading the first 11 verses for this series of segmented message. We have three different segments dealing with three different lessons that we see revealed to us here in the Word of God and reading these verses, I want you to keep these in mind. Number one we see our enemy revealed and we see the strategies of Satan. Number two we see in the second segment, we will see the revelation of our high priest, the sympathy of Jesus, as he sympathizes with us in our temptation and he fills everything that we have felt or be tempted with, yet without sin, and we'll see how scripture reveals that to us. Then, thirdly, in the third segment and last segment, we'll deal with the template for victory learning how to follow Jesus' example set forth here in the word of God for us to overcome temptations. Now, you felt it, I know, haven't you, that relentless pull of temptation, often disguised and tailored to your weakness, and that temptation that's seemingly impossible to escape? And that temptation that's seemingly impossible to escape? Well, as we read this today, I want you to understand. The truth is that Satan is our enemy. He's an ancient adversary and he has tactics that are overwhelming sometimes, but we must understand. They are predictable, but yet effective. They are very predictable Through 6,000 years of human history. His tactics of temptation have not changed and we will see this revealed in the Word of God today.
Speaker 1:Let's read first the first 11 verses of Matthew, chapter 4, and let's see what the Word of God has. Let's read first the first 11 verses of Matthew, chapter 4, and let's see what the word of God has to reveal to our hearts. I pray that the Holy Spirit would open up our hearts, that each of us would receive the portion the Lord has for us to receive today. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil, of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, he was afterward of hunger. And when the tempter came to him, he said if thou be the son of God, command these stones be made bread. But he answered, speaking of Jesus, answered and said it is written, very significant statement. It is written man shall not live by bread alone, but every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God, quoting from Deuteronomy, chapter 8, verse 3,. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city and sitteth him on the pinnacle of the temple and saith unto him if thou be the son of God, cast thyself down.
Speaker 1:I find this very ironic and somewhat humorous, because Satan, at this point, is quoting the word of God to the living word of God, the very one that wrote the scriptures, the very one that was there in eternity past when all creation was created. Nothing was created that was created without him and by him. Everything was created and we know this to be true, as it's revealed in the gospel of John, chapter 1. You know it says in the beginning was john chapter one. You know it says in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god and the word was god speaking of his co-eternality and his co-eternal existence with the father and, of course, the holy spirit. We know there's three and one and we have those revealed there to us in the end, if you remember the end of chapter 3. You know, we have Jesus coming up out of the water, the Son of God, the Holy Spirit, god, the Holy Spirit descending upon him like a dove, and then we have God, the Father, speaking from heaven. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And might I say, we enter into verse one. It speaks of, it speaks of an immediate action. Then what? There's? No, it doesn't seem that it leaves us and it's not verified here in scripture the time frame, but what I'm saying, it speaks of an immediacy. As he came up and he was, uh, you know, his authority was confirmed by the father and the holy spirit anointing him to do for his ministry. It seems like an immediate moment that he was taken up of the spirit into the wilderness for them, to this temptation.
Speaker 1:But let's pick it up here again in verse six. And saith unto him. This is satan speaking unto christ. If thou be Son of God this is the second time he said it, but that's not if, like he's questioning, that's like because you are the Son of God, you know. He says cast thyself down, for it is written, he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against the stone. Now this is from he's quoting from psalm 91. Of course, in the original writing. We know there was no chapter or verse breaks in the in the original writings. But according to what we know of he's quoting from psalm 91, verse 11 sat is. But he is misquoting, or shall I say misrepresenting what the word of God actually says. They're leaving out a great portion of it.
Speaker 1:But Jesus answers him again in verse 7. He says Jesus said unto him it is written again. I like that. It is written thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, and saith unto him all these will I give thee. If thou wilt fall down and worship me, then saith Jesus unto him get thee. Hence Satan, for it is written Again. We have that. It is written three times Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Now, with this it is written there is a command given to Satan from Jesus and we know that, as we will find out, satan is not divine. He is a powerful creature, no matter how we want to look at it. He is powerful beyond means than us. But when Jesus gives him a command, he has to obey, because we see it right here in verse 11. Then the devil leaveth him and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Speaker 1:Very significant things revealed to us here, very significant lessons that we need to understand if we're going to be victorious through the temptations that we face on a day-to-day basis. I know you felt it just as I have. I know we fall to it often. That's why John says if a man says he has no sin, he deceives it on himself and the truth is not in him. But if we do sin, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If a man says he has no sin, he makes God a liar and his truth is not in him. That's in the epistle of 1 John, chapter 1. There, as you read it, verse 8 through 10.
Speaker 1:So we know, and as the apostle Paul says in Romans 23, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. That is a present tense, perfect tense there, come short. That means it's a continual action. We are always falling short and coming short of the glory of God because if we're in Christ, we have truly given our heart and life to him. We are truly born again. The power of Satan, the power of sin, is broken in our life, but the presence. As long as we're here in this flesh, as long as we live in this flesh, we will be susceptible to temptation and we will always be coming short of the glory of God because of sins that we commit.
Speaker 1:Don't think that anyone is perfect. There was only one sinless man that ever walked the face of this earth and his name was Jesus Christ. And he is, was and will always be all man and all God. But we see his victory and we see that it is not not to get ahead of ourselves, but we see his victory was not through his divinity. He didn't say to Satan I can defeat you because I am the son of God and I can defeat you in a supernatural way. Yes, he could have snapped his finger and destroyed Satan right there, at that very moment. But in other words, what he's saying through his answers here is all I have to be is a man he said man shall not live by bread alone A man filled with the Holy Spirit, knowing the Word of God and, most importantly, obedient and submissive to the Word of God. That is what Christ is teaching us, and I'm getting ahead of myself. But today we want to look at revealing our enemy, the strategy of Satan. We all deal with temptation on a daily basis. We all deal with the devil's strategies and here in Matthew, chapter 4, those strategies are laid bare.
Speaker 1:I want to make it clear that you know there are three. You know, and if you have a red letter Bible, the red letters in your Bible in the New Testament represent the words of Christ. So if you had a brown letter Bible, that would represent the words of Satan. You would have him recorded speaking three different times in scripture. The first one is in Genesis, chapter three, in the temptation and the fall of man in the garden of Eden. That's the first one where he is accusing God to man. Then you have in the book of Job, the first and second chapter. You have him speaking again. There he's accusing God, man to God. You know he's telling God sure Job worshiped you. And all this because you've hedged him in and you blessed him, but you take all this away from him and he'll curse you to your face. You'll see who he truly is if you take everything he has, and God allowed him to do that.
Speaker 1:But here is the third place where we hear him speaking. It's recorded in the Word of God. He is speaking here and he comes and he confronts the all man and all God, the last Adam, jesus Christ, and he can certainly not overcome him. And knowing and seeing how Christ overcame him, it's not supernaturally. It was a man, his humanity, filled with the Holy Spirit, anointed by the Holy Spirit. You say, well, he is the Holy Spirit, he's God, yes, but he was anointed with the Holy Spirit for his ministry as he came up out of the water. Then he's taken into the wilderness. So he defeated Satan and we see how he defeated him. It was a man filled with the Holy Spirit, and this is what he's teaching us Filled with the Holy Spirit, submissive and obedient to the word of God. But let's look for a few moments at the devil's strategies and how they're laid bare in scripture. You know the devil strategies are repeated in scripture In the Garden of Eden.
Speaker 1:If you read in Genesis, chapter 3, verse 1 through 6, reveals that Satan tempted Adam and Eve using the same three categories outlined in 1 John, chapter 2. And let's read that right quick. If you will turn there with me, it'll probably take you as long to turn there as it will me. Let's turn to 1 John, chapter 2, pick up reading there in verse 15. John tells us here love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Listen closely to verse 16. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passeth away. It is currently in the process of passing away and the lust thereof. But he that doeth the will of God abideth forever. What is the will of God? That none should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Speaker 1:But we see from Genesis, chapter 3, verses 1 through 6, all the way as we look, all the way back there in the Garden of Eden, right at creation, and we see the fall of Adam and Eve. We see these three laid bare this strategy the lust of the flesh. The tree was good for Eve to look upon. The lust of the eyes, it was pleasant to her eyes, it was pleasant to look upon, it was good to look upon, good for food, and that was the lust of the flesh. But then we have the pride of life. The serpent, or Satan, promised her divine wisdom and God-like status. He said because, god knows, in the day you eat thereof you'll be like him, knowing the difference between good and evil. That and that brought out her pride. And and of course, adam fell as she uh presented to him, he partook, partook of it and followed her uh command to eat it. So he was the head of all mankind. He brought sin and death into the world, as he's the father of all mankind.
Speaker 1:But fast forward here to Matthew, chapter four. Right here, in the temptation of Christ, we see the same strategy, where Jesus faced the same tactics in the wilderness lust of the flesh. Look at with me in verse three. And when the tempter came to him he said if thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread. It says he had. Jesus had fasted for 40 days and 49. So you know he was greatly hungry. It says afterward he was a hunger. He was greatly hungry.
Speaker 1:Satan comes to him first, tempting him. In the lust of the flesh, he tempted him to turn the stones into bread. Now, jesus, being God, god in the flesh could have turned the whole bakery, the whole bakery, excuse me, the whole wilderness into a bakery. Let me make that plain. He could have turned the whole wilderness into a bakery. Let me make that claim. He could have turned the whole wilderness into a bakery. He could have turned the whole mountain into an eclair. He could have done whatever he wanted to to feed himself.
Speaker 1:But Satan was trying to get him to go past the will of God. He was trying to get him to go past the will of your Father. And we know over and over, as we see in the Gospels, jesus came to do the Father's will. He came to live a sinless life. He came to die on Calvary's cross. And Satan was trying to do everything he could to avert that redemptive plan from going forward, trying to get Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to sin. And we know that he cannot sin because he is God. But he's proving to us that all it is is Satan is the same today, and I hate to say this. He's the same today as he was yesterday as far as his tactics go. Hey, the lust of the flesh. He tempted him to turn the stones into bread.
Speaker 1:In verse 3, pride of life Satan challenged him to prove his divinity by jumping from the temple and catching himself before he hit the ground and therefore showing the world that he was in fact the Messiah. Verse 6, read with me. He said and he saith unto him, he took him up. Verse 5, he said Then the devil taketh him up, for he has some power to transport. He said Taketh him up into the holy city and setteth him on the tentacle of the temple and saith unto him If thou be the Son of God, or because thou, the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest, at any time, thou dash thy foot against the stone, jesus saith unto him. It is written again thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God. But what we see here is the pride of life. Satan is challenging him to go past what God had planned for him to do, what the Father's will was. He had planned on him revealing himself in a particular way and Satan was trying to avert the redemptive plan here, but he was challenging him with the pride of life, the same temptations that we saw in the Garden of Eden.
Speaker 1:And then we see, lastly, the lust of the eyes. Satan showed him the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. I believe that Luke records it in a moment of time. It's funny that this lust of the eyes, you know, satan can show us everything that he has for mankind in a moment of time and that we see that through social media. We see that on TV today.
Speaker 1:The lust of the eyes he showed Jesus, verse 8. Read with me Again. The devil taketh him up into the exceeding high mountain and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, and saith unto him All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt, fall down and worship me. What he's saying to Jesus is you don't have to go to the cross to get this, I'll give it to you. I'll give it to you now. All you have to do is bow down and worship me. You don't have to go to the cross to rule over this. You do it my way and I'll give it to you. So he's appealing to the lust of the eyes as Jesus sees all the kingdoms of the world.
Speaker 1:But what Satan failed to understand was and Jesus already knew was it was not Satan's to give. Not only that, but he had created all things. Jesus Christ had created all things and he was already divine over all things. He had power over everything that Satan showed him and we see this through his miracles over, through nature and calming the storm and the wind and the waves, and so his power over those things. We see that his divinity already ruled. But that's because he did not give up anything of his divinity when he became flesh and dwelt among us, tabernacle, among us. All he gave up was his majesty, his glory, because he would say in John, chapter 17, basically, talking to the Father, I will that they would be with me, whom you give me, they'd be with me where I'm at, that they may behold my glory, that glory which I had with you before because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Jesus gave up that majesty and became humble, humbled himself and became flesh to dwell among us that he might die a perfect, sinless sacrifice on Calvary's cross and Satan was trying to avert this.
Speaker 1:But we see the pattern. We see the strategy laid out from Genesis, chapter 3, all the way fast forward to here, to Matthew, chapter 4. And if we fast forward all the way to today, we see the same strategies. Satan's methods remain unchanged, relying on physical desires, visual allure and prideful ambitions. And that is exactly how he tempts us today.
Speaker 1:But there's something I mentioned at the first part of this message we must understand Satan's limitations. Satan is a created being. He was created the anointed cherub of heaven. Isaiah, chapter 14, excuse me, isaiah, I think it's Isaiah chapter. I can't remember. I'm sorry, my mind's not working right, but I know it's Ezekiel 28. I believe it's Isaiah chapter 14. Don't quote me on that, could be Isaiah chapter 12. I'm not sure. I apologize for that, but again, my memory's not too good today.
Speaker 1:But either way, we see he is not a divine being, he is a created being. He is not omnipresent, he is not omnipotent, all-powerful, and he certainly is not of this omnipotence, he is not all-knowing. Matthew, chapter 4, verse 3, proves this. This he said when the tempter came to him he had to come to Christ. Satan had to approach Jesus, physically proving he is not omnipresent like god or christ the devil. Then it says in verse 11 the devil leaveth him satan influence, and this tells us that not only is his uh uh tempting us and coming to us and tempting us, but but it tells us that that temptation by him is temporary and it may not always be Satan. It could be some buck private demon that he sends because if he's over there messing with you on the other end of Spartanburg or the other end of the nation of the United States or the other part of the world for some of our listeners that are in other countries if he's there messing with you, he can't be here messing with me. Some other book private demon has to be over here messing with me because Satan cannot be everywhere at one time. That's why it's so wrong.
Speaker 1:Have you ever heard people say well, the devil made me do it? Well, you have three people in. Well, the devil made me do it. Well, you have three people in a room saying the devil made me do it. Somebody's lying out of those three people. But we oftentimes want to blame him for everything and put the blame upon him when it's our own lust of the eye, lust of the flesh and pride of life that causes us to do many things that we do and fall the way we do many times.
Speaker 1:Satan is limited, he says. And James tells us the answer to this. He says submit yourselves, therefore, to God. James, chapter 4, verse 7,. Submit yourselves, therefore, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. There's the answer, right there. There's the answer Submit yourselves to God. What did we say? Jesus said it is written, it is written, it is written. And he gave the command a third time get thee. Hence Satan. So imagine get thee, hence Satan.
Speaker 1:So imagine, you know if you will, as talking about Satan and his tactics, a hunter. Imagine a hunter setting traps for prey, each trap slightly disguised, but using the same mechanisms. The prey often falls because they don't recognize the pattern. They don't recognize the pattern and the repetitiveness of the bait or the trap. Similarly, satan sets his traps in predictable ways for us. We see this. This is not what I'm telling you. This is what scripture is revealing to us.
Speaker 1:Read Genesis, chapter 3, verses 1 through 6, prayerfully. Read Matthew, chapter 4, in your own time. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you this. His temptation, his strategy of temptation, his way of temptation has not changed in 6,000 years of human history, from the fall up until this very day. His ways are predictable, but by recognizing his tactics we can avoid falling into sin. That's what the main point is being taught here today by recognizing. That's why scripture brings this to us here today. One of those lessons by recognizing what he does, how he comes and how he tempts, by recognizing those patterns will help us and those tactics will help us avoid falling into sin.
Speaker 1:Examine what we should do is examine whether we are most tempted by desires of the flesh or by material allure or the desire for recognition and status. And do you know? There are scriptures that are given for each temptation, each way that he comes to us. Lust of the flesh. Memorize Matthew, chapter 6, verse 33,. But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, the lust of the eyes. Set your affections, colossians 3, 2,. Set your affections on the things above, not the things on the earth. The pride of life. Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 18,. Reflect on it. Pride goeth before destruction.
Speaker 1:Take comfort in Satan's limitations. Remember that he cannot force any of us to sin. Resist him. What's the word of God? Tell us there in James. Submit yourselves, therefore, to God. Why? Because if we're submitted to him, there is no way that we can give in to the enemy, because greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world. He cannot force you or I, either one, to sin. Resist him through faith in the Lord, and the word of God guarantees that. He says resist the devil and he will Not. Maybe Not that he will think about it for some time and then go away. No, it says he will flee. That speaks of an immediate reaction. You be submissive unto God. Submit yourselves unto God. Allow the Holy Spirit to direct you that way. Direct you and keep your eyes upon the Lord, and he will have no other choice but to flee from your presence.
Speaker 1:Satan's schemes are ancient and unchanging, but they're also ultimately defeated. As we continue on and in our next broadcast we will look at our high priest, jesus Christ. But if you're struggling under the weight of temptation, jesus stands ready to empower you by the power of his spirit. Do you know that if you're born again into the family of God, you've truly accepted Christ by faith? The Holy Spirit dwells inside your heart right now. I'm not talking about the muscle that beats in your chest. I'm talking about the deepest recesses of our soul and spirit.
Speaker 1:The Holy Spirit indwells us and gives us that power. The Holy Spirit indwells us and gives us the truth of God's word in every circumstance. Jesus said right here man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word, every rhema that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. That is not word. There usually is logos as interpreted in the New Testament, but here it is rhema. That is the word of God that applies to a particular circumstance. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every rhema, the instructions, the commands, the precepts that are set forth in scripture for us to know, to understand. And if we can't remember it, we pray to the Holy Spirit. We pray to the Lord that the Holy Spirit would bring that to our remembrance.
Speaker 1:The next time, say, we fall to a temptation. The next time we prepare ourselves, we submit ourselves to the Lord, we confess that sin. He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Then we start praying Lord, bring about your word into my heart. Holy Spirit, remind me of scripture that will give me the victory over that particular temptation. You say, well, what could that be? I just gave them to you.
Speaker 1:Lust of the flesh Matthew 6, 33,. But seek ye first, the kingdom of God and his righteousness. Lust of the eyes meditate on Colossians 3, 2. Set your affections on the things above, not on the things of the earth. The pride of life reflect on Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 18. Remember pride goes before destruction. Those are the scriptures that we can reflect on. That's not limited to those scriptures. Not at all, because the word of God is living and powerful and is sharper than any two-edged sword and it cuts to the asunder between the soul and the spirit and the joints and the marrow. That means it's a discerner of the thoughts and intents of our hearts. The Word of God is. That's why it's alive.
Speaker 1:If you are struggling with a temptation and a sin, you go to the Word of God prayerfully, by the Holy Spirit leading you. You will and I am assured of this the Holy Spirit will show you a scripture that will help you overcome whatever you're facing in that temptation and that sin. He will help you be victorious. Christ sets that example for us. We're not getting too far ahead of ourselves because today we're identifying. We're identifying and seeing how our enemies revealed and identifying the strategies of sat Satan as he comes to us and tempts us. But if you have been falling into sin and you feel trapped, I offer you this. Jesus offers you a way out. Call on him today. Focus on the one who defeated our adversary and his tactics, and that's Jesus Christ, our high priest, who sympathizes with our struggles and offers grace in our time of need. I promise you you won't want to miss it. Join us next time as we share a word from the word of God, and I look forward to that time. God bless you all.
