Matthew 4:10
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
No one has to be told that the sun is bright or that its warmth feels good. And no one has to be told about the fire of temptation. We are all too familiar with knowing the right thing while feeling the hypnotic attraction of what is certainly wrong. The right way seems hard and cold, the wrong so warm and comfortable. It’s like falling asleep before a crackling fire even though you know by experience that it’s more like putting the fire in your lap.
How do we stop temptation so we can stop getting burned? Jesus actually experienced temptation and He showed us the way out. He looked straight at the right thing, the way He was supposed to act, and quoted Scripture in the face of the Enemy. He simply didn’t fall. He did what was right and told the tempter to disappear. In your Savior’s example is both the way we should live and the obedience God credits to our account. Stand up to your temptation by calling out what’s right and telling the enemy to be gone!
Prayer prompt: Lord, I desire holiness. Help me to remember what’s right and to send the enemy away!
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