Temptation

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry. Luke 4:1-2

Meditate. Consider temptations.

 

Tempted in all things…and Jesus was hungry. What tempts you when you are hungry? Ice cream, candy, asparagus, chocolate and peanut butter, or cookies? The Holy Spirit indwelled in Jesus and took Him to the wilderness. There in the desert the devil tried to tempt Jesus by challenging Him to change stones into bread. 

And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.'" Luke 4:3-4. 

Bread may be tempting to some people when they are hungry, but it was not to Jesus. What an example He was to us. Tempted, but He didn’t give in to the temptation. He knew that man, including Himself, since He was fully human, needed more than bread to live on. Humans need spiritual food as well as physical food.

Have you had your spiritual food today? Are you hungry for it? Are you reading through a particular book of the Bible—digging deep into God’s Word? Do you have someone to whom you are accountable and for whom you hold them accountable for their spiritual growth? Accountability is the key in spiritual growth…and what is more important than that?  

 

Prayer – Lord, keep me accountable to my friends as they hold me accountable for studying scripture, memorizing, and applying Your Word to my life. If there are some reading this who are not learning and growing spiritually, may You provide encouragement where they are and may they seek to know God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—more deeply each day. 

 

Verse of Salvation ~ For God says, "At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you." Indeed, the "right time" is now. Today is the day of salvation. We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry. In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. 2 Corinthians 6:2-4

 

What can we learn from this about Jesus, about life, and about God?

 

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Partially recycled from May 8, 2015, Banquet With The King blog.

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