DAY 1. Latley, I've been trying to master temptation. I've been doing okay, But sometimes I just, blow up in anger and I don't even try to stop myself, even though I tell myself not to. I just don't do anything about it. In Matthew 4, Jesus is tempted.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 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.'"
Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: " 'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
It's kinda funny, God wasn't only tempted by what the devil said, but he was probably also tempted to scream at the the devil. I think it was appropriate when he said, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
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.'"
Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: " 'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
It's kinda funny, God wasn't only tempted by what the devil said, but he was probably also tempted to scream at the the devil. I think it was appropriate when he said, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
So, the goal of the day is to, as many times as you can, resist temptation, especaily yelling.
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