Monday – Gospels

Reading – Luke 4

Highlight Verse:

”When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This part of Jesus’ story speaks volumes.

• Jesus was tempted just like we are.
• Jesus countered temptation with Scripture.
• Jesus prepared to face temptation with fasting and prayer.
• And so on..

Today’s highlight verse made me think, “When was Jesus tempted again?”

While there may have been unrecorded times of temptation for Jesus, the next time we hear of Him being tempted is in the Garden of Gethsemane.

That temptation is reflected in His prayer for the cup to pass over him.

We owe our salvation to the fact that He didn’t give in to that temptation.

I am not Jesus.

I give the devil plenty of opportunities to tempt me.

Perhaps that’s the real lesson here.

The devil watches for any opportunity to tempt us.

We would do well to be prepared for when He does.

Fasting certainly builds strength.
Learning Scripture to counter temptations is priceless.

Overall, the closer you get to Jesus, the more likely you are to be targeted for temptations but also more likely to be able to stand against those temptations.

Do you have stories of victory over temptations that you can share?
How will you prepare for the next temptation?