Victory

Matt 4:11 “Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.”  1 Cor 10:13 tells us that “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”  These temptations encapsulate all the ways we are tempted and yet Jesus was without sin.  He did this through the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.  These are the same sources of strength and victory available to us today if we would but avail ourselves of them.   Luke says that the devil left him for a time.  The enemy does not just attack us once or twice or three times.  He continues to attack over and over again.  Often when least expected.  That’s why Paul tells the Ephesians to put on the full armor of God.  Then the angels come and fulfill their protective role as quoted earlier from Psalm 91.  God is faithful to His word if will just trust and obey.

How often to I fall to temptation because I have not put on the full armor of God or spent time with God?

How do I need God’s strength to overcome today?

How do I need His holy messengers to come and minister to me?

Lord, thank you for the power of the resurrection that enables us to stand firm against the enemy. Lord, I need your strength to get through this day.  Temptation faces me around every corner.  Help me remain faithful and hear those words I so long to hear.  Well done my good and faithful servant. Amen.

This is my last Lenten post.  Thank you for journeying with me in the wilderness with Jesus for these forty days.  I hope you have a blessed and wonderful resurrection day.  May you know the love of the Father, the power of the Son, and the presence of the Holy Spirit now and forever.