I can’t tell you how much comfort it brings me to know that Jesus understands what it feels like to be tempted in the same way I am tempted. Religious hypocrites taunted Jesus, trying to lure Him into the trap of anger and pride. Jesus understood physical pain as well as the pain of loss. Jesus wept when His friend Lazarus died, and He cried out on the cross when those nails were driven into His hands. Jesus was lonely and felt abandoned when the disciples fell asleep in the Garden of Gethsemane, and was well acquainted with betrayal and ulterior motives. I am certain women threw themselves at Jesus. After all, He was a controversial, powerful, and exciting man. Jesus was also very human. That is the point! Jesus came to earth as a frail, weak, and flawed vessel just like you and me. Yet, He was without sin. Jesus is also well acquainted with the cunning seduction of Satan who first came in the form of a snake and at a time and in such a way that neither Eve nor Adam expected. Part of the work that Adam and Eve had to do was to care for and rule over the animals. The serpent was part of their dominion, so he used deception and wore a disguise. He still does. Life would be so much easier if Satan was obvious, but he isn’t. He is subtle and clever as he mixes lies with truth. He never shouts - he whispers. His goal is the total destruction of your life, and his opening attack is temptation. We have to remember that temptation is not sin. Eve did not sin when she began her conversation with Satan nor did she sin when she questioned God’s instructions. Eve sinned when she mentally agreed with the lies of the enemy. That mental choice led to an action of disobedience.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:51:07 +0000
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