Good Monday everyone. I hope you had a great weekend. Well, our church voted yesterday and we are buying a new church facility. God is moving us and I am excited to see what all He has in store for us. We had a great night at youth last night too. A were blessed to break bread with a great meal prepared by The Chance's and then learn about facing our demons from Gods' Word. Let's dig into some of the good stuff and share a little.......Bible Verse: Matthew 4:3 The tempter came to Him and said "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." "Jesus Answered , ' It is written, "Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
The Bible is full of stories about people being tempted. Poor Job was in a fierce battle against Satan. Satan tried so very hard to turn Jobs' heart away from God. Many a decent man and woman succumbed to the temptations offered them. Even Jesus was tempted - but, of course He didn't sin. I want us to look at 3 common areas of temptation through the experiences of Jesus. Before I go any farther, it would be great it stay away from temptation if we saw that little guy in the red suit with horns and a pitchfork. Then we'd at least see where the temptation was coming from. But, that's not how it work. Temptation is a lot sneakier than that.
I want to read a couple lines from a fictional book written by C.S. Lewis it's called "The Screwtape Letter's" This book is a collection of letters written from screwtape, a high level agent of the underworld to wormwood, his nephew who is new to the job of tempting humans. This is a story of how demons see us. They refer to humans as "patients". I am going to share with you the first and last line from chapter 2 paragraph 1. From Screwtape "I note with grave displeasure that your patient has become a Christian" There is no need to despair, hundreds of these adult converts are reclaimed after a brief sojourn in the Enemy's camp and are now with us. All the habits of the patient, both mental and bodily, are still in our favor. Is this how demons see us? Just something to think about. Let's remember that this book is fictional but, demons are not guys!
All of us are tempted by things in our lives. Many of us bring bad habits into our Christian lives that provide an easier way for those temptations. What have you carried into your Christian life? What temptations do you struggle with? Are they winning the fight. Do you give in? One of my life verses is 2 Timothy 2:22 "Flee from youthful desires, pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace. Gather with those who seek the Lord out of a pure heart." It tells us what to run away from! What to run toward and who to do it with! This devotion today is going to have to be two parts. Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow. There is no way I can share everything at once. So, see ya tomorrow. Have a great day, I love you, and God bless.
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