Wnen it sounds to good to be true, It probably is. Delayed Gratification; Read Matthew 4:1-11 We may be searching for shortcuts to happiness. The road of life often takes us through painful places we would rather avoid. Some of us have gotten off the right track, lured away by hopes of faster and easier ways to “the good life.” Jesus faced this same temptation. He was destined to become the King of all the earth. The plan was that he would come to earth as a man, live a sinless life, die to pay for our sins, rise from the dead, and return to heaven to wait for those who would be his. Then he would return to earth to claim his people and his rightful place as King of kings. Satan offered Jesus a shortcut. “The devil . . . showed him all the kingdom of the world and their glory. ‘I will give it all to you,’ he said, ‘if you will kneel down and worship me.’ ‘Get out of here, Satan,’ Jesus told him. ‘For the Scriptures say, “You must worship the LORD you God and serve only him”’” (Matthew 4:8-10). If Jesus had fallen for this trick, he would have sinned and lost everything. We need to beware of “shortcuts” that take us even one step outside of God’s will. We are warned: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). We can show this resistance by ignoring offers that are “too good to be true.” There are really no quick fixes in life. The path of recovery can be long and hard, but many have gone before us and have been successful. As we stay on the path, taking one step at a time, we’ll find the good things in life God has for us. From the Recovery Bible NLT version. How many times have each of us taken the short cut. Charles D Toler
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 01:51:28 +0000
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