Temptations are the biggest hurdles that come in our way of righteous and godly living. In these verses, we find that Jesus was also tempted by Satan and He emerged victorious. You may argue that He is God but remember that He took the form of man and had all the weakness of a man as well. He also felt hungry and felt the pain. We find Jesus in different moods as well in the New Testament. He is happy, sad, angry, agonised...
Jesus could never have been able to free us from the bondage of sin if He were not a man. We see Satan tempting Jesus shortly after Jesus finished his fast and was hungry. But Jesus overcame all the temptations by believing and living according to the Scriptures. As human beings, we are not strong enough to overcome all the temptations that come to us in different forms but the Holy Spirit which God gives us when we give the control of our lives to him is always there to help us in overcoming the temptations that lure us into sin.
God has given us the wisdom to discern good from evil and at the same time he has also given us the power to say NO to the evil. When we stop listening to our conscience and to the voice of God that tries to correct us whenever we go wrong, we lose the control of our own lives and the power to say No. thus, we get tempted and make mistakes that we could have avoided. Remember, the Scripture says that we are tempted by our own evil desires (James 1:14) and we can never be over-tempted (1 Corinthians 10:13). At the same time, 1 Corinthians 10:13 also says that God will provide a way out.
In spite of all this, we still fail because we do not turn to the One who can help us in overcoming temptations. It is time to reflect upon our lives and see how we have lived our days. Is it worthy of the holy life that God has called us for? And it’s time to let God work miracles in our lives and through our lives by letting him take control.
Let us pray:
Heavenly Father, we know that we are weak but You are the most mighty One. You are the creator and redeemer of our lives and know all that we are going through. You alone are capable of strengthening us by your strength. We offer our lives to you. Take our lives and help us in living a holy and righteous life that can be a pleasing sacrifice to you. In the most precious name of Jesus we pray, AMEN.
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