By Allen White
We don't have a priest who is out of
touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it
all—all but the sin
Hebrews 4:15 (MSG).
Three
areas of temptation are common to everybody: pleasure, possessions, and
prestige (1 John 2:16). The Bible refers to these as the lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eyes and the pride of life (1 John 2:16, KJV). Whatever we are
tempted with really comes down to one of these three categories.
At the end
of a 40-day fast, Jesus was tempted just as we are (Matthew 4:1-11). The devil
took advantage of Jesus’ physical condition by tempting him to turn stones into
bread. Jesus was tempted with pleasure.
Then, the
devil turns to prestige. He even uses Scripture to challenge Jesus’ authority
and ability by tempting Him to jump off the highest point of the temple and let
the angels rescue Him (Matthew 4:5-6).
Finally,
the devil offers possessions by taking Jesus up to a very high mountain and
making an offer: “All of this I will give you…if you will bow down and worship
me” (Matthew 4:9, NIV).
Jesus
faced what we face. He understands. How can Jesus help you today?
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