Our Temptations
What are the temptations we face in our lives? Is God able to relate to our temptations? Are we able to resist the evil and the temptations we face on a daily basis?
Our world and our lives are filled with temptations of all kinds. No matter what temptations we experience, God is acquainted with every temptation and every evil we face in this world. Because Jesus has faced evil and temptation face-to-face, and has resisted, we can resist the devil and the temptations we encounter in the world and in our lives.
The Gospel of Luke tells us, “And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.” (Luke 4:1-2, ESV).
Jesus encountered the devil and his temptations and he prevailed by the power of the Holy Spirit who led him there in the wilderness.
We can trust our God who knows our temptations and our enemy, and who himself has defeated temptation and the enemy.
Jesus has resisted the enemy and his temptations. “And Jesus answered [the devil], ‘It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’’ And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.” (Luke 4:12, ESV).
May we resist our temptations and our enemy as we trust in our faithful God who has himself defeated our enemy the devil and his every temptation.
A Collect for the First Sunday in Lent: “Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations, and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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