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.’”
Everyone knows how it feels to be tempted. 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 giving into temptation and 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 did what was right and told the tempter to disappear. Stand up to your temptation by calling out what’s right and telling the enemy to be gone! And when you fail, remember the forgiving Lord who obeyed on your behalf.
Prayer prompt: Lord, I desire holiness. Help me to remember what’s right and to send the enemy away!