We all know temptation surrounds us. The 3 most common ones are power, pride, and pleasure. The seven DEADLIEST sins are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. We are often tested in our daily life with these tempting temptations. Jesus was also tempted. He fasted 40 days and nights after His
baptism. 40 is a significant number it can also be found in the flood(40days), Israel and the desert(40 years), and Moses on Mt. Sinai(40days). 40 represents a time of trial, and testing in preparation of something epic.
Satan kept tempting Jesus to turn a rock into bread, jump off buildings so angels could catch Him and will viewed as the Son of God, and he recommended Jesus to bow before him. With all of those events Jesus said “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”, “ Do not
put your lord your God to the test”, “If you bow down and worship me” and my personal favorite “Away from me, Satan! For it is written, Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.” There were tons of falls throughout the Old Testament such as Adam & Eve eating off the “tree of Forbidden Fruit”, but until Adam Jesus remained obedient. He is the New Adam, perfecting and redeeming the fallen human nature.
Sin is always around, but so is peer pressure. We try to guard things that are precious to us, but in the end get caught up in the luxuries of life. Everyone wants power no matter how big or small the amount. It helps us establish
control, influence, and sense of authority. Pleasure is another one. Everybody wants to feel good at all times so why not glutton, take drugs, and be promiscuous. Pride is one thing that 1
out every 3 people struggle with including myself. Complements, popularity , and glory is one thing everyone searches for so that we can have satisfaction. I’m not condoning that you go out, and do these tasks, but I’m simply saying that it sin is all around, but even if you fall God will be right there to raise you up. There is one thing about sin…it is always here. Even though we are baptized and ridden of original sin we are still stuck in obstacles of this just to make it across the finish line. I pray for all the teenagers out there because everyone gets hit with sins, but teenagers get hit the worst I would have to say because your trying to recognize what's real and what's imaginary. We are gulliable, but that’s why we pray hard, and ask for God’s guidance every second of the day because without him we would all be truly lost.
Now here’s a little prayer to get you through the
week:
Dear
Heavenly Father, Thank you Lord for blessing me more and more each day. Thank
you for waking me up and allowing me to live another day. Your Grace is enough
Oh Lord. I praise you worship you, and adore you. As the day goes on please keep
em inside the palm of your hand, and guide me to make the right choices. Let me
not into temptation, but deliver me from evil.
Through
faith in Christ Our Lord, Our King, Our Savior
Amen.
baptism. 40 is a significant number it can also be found in the flood(40days), Israel and the desert(40 years), and Moses on Mt. Sinai(40days). 40 represents a time of trial, and testing in preparation of something epic.
Satan kept tempting Jesus to turn a rock into bread, jump off buildings so angels could catch Him and will viewed as the Son of God, and he recommended Jesus to bow before him. With all of those events Jesus said “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”, “ Do not
put your lord your God to the test”, “If you bow down and worship me” and my personal favorite “Away from me, Satan! For it is written, Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.” There were tons of falls throughout the Old Testament such as Adam & Eve eating off the “tree of Forbidden Fruit”, but until Adam Jesus remained obedient. He is the New Adam, perfecting and redeeming the fallen human nature.
Sin is always around, but so is peer pressure. We try to guard things that are precious to us, but in the end get caught up in the luxuries of life. Everyone wants power no matter how big or small the amount. It helps us establish
control, influence, and sense of authority. Pleasure is another one. Everybody wants to feel good at all times so why not glutton, take drugs, and be promiscuous. Pride is one thing that 1
out every 3 people struggle with including myself. Complements, popularity , and glory is one thing everyone searches for so that we can have satisfaction. I’m not condoning that you go out, and do these tasks, but I’m simply saying that it sin is all around, but even if you fall God will be right there to raise you up. There is one thing about sin…it is always here. Even though we are baptized and ridden of original sin we are still stuck in obstacles of this just to make it across the finish line. I pray for all the teenagers out there because everyone gets hit with sins, but teenagers get hit the worst I would have to say because your trying to recognize what's real and what's imaginary. We are gulliable, but that’s why we pray hard, and ask for God’s guidance every second of the day because without him we would all be truly lost.
Now here’s a little prayer to get you through the
week:
Dear
Heavenly Father, Thank you Lord for blessing me more and more each day. Thank
you for waking me up and allowing me to live another day. Your Grace is enough
Oh Lord. I praise you worship you, and adore you. As the day goes on please keep
em inside the palm of your hand, and guide me to make the right choices. Let me
not into temptation, but deliver me from evil.
Through
faith in Christ Our Lord, Our King, Our Savior
Amen.