The Devil tempted
Jesus… make no mistake… the temptation was REAL to our Savior. We may think that because our Savior came
back with what seemed like quick retorts to the Devil's temptations that He was
impervious to any temptation. Jesus
COULDN'T have been immune (if you will) to temptation. No, Jesus did NOT sin.
Read this…
Jas 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am
tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any
man:
Jas 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn
away of his own lust, and enticed.
Jas 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth
forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Jas 1:16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Every man is tempted
when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed.
A lust is a desire
for self-gratification. When we lust for anything we are wanting that thing and
even if our lust is for a good thing it can be wrong. We are tempted with things we desire. And
when we are tempted we get drawn away into our lust- wanting that thing right
or wrong, wanting that thing before we want the things of God. Putting our
desires first before God, making our desires our god. Once that lust is
conceived- it is a done deal, no longer a temptation, no longer a drawing away,
but conceived, accepted and then it brings forth the sin.
Jesus, our Savior
was TEMPTED by the DEVIL. Jesus was very hungry- He desired to eat- but He DID
not let that tempting turn into a conceived lust! Jesus could easily have jumped off the
pinnacle of the temple and had the angels catch Him just to shut the Devil up,
but even if the thought was there it was NOT a conceived lust!
Let's read the next
temptation the Devil brought to our suffering Savior.
Mat 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an
exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the
glory of them;
Mat 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I
give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence,
Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve.
The top of the
temple was not high enough a perch, the devil took Jesus next to a EXCEEDING
high mountain and show him ALL the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.
Think about that, on that high mountain the devil used visions to reveal ALL
the kingdoms of the world. I say he used visions because even on the highest
mountain you wouldn't see everything without a special vision adjustment.
Allowed to visualize all the kingdoms of the world and the GLORY of them, Jesus
was shown marvelous things, wondrous things of the kingdoms and then the devil
OFFERED those kingdoms to Him. The devil
owns the kingdoms of the world, because when mankind sin under his temptation
they gave over their claim to the world God made for them. The devil offered
Jesus all the world and isn't that what Jesus wanted? Think about it, Jesus
came to save the world and the devil was offering Him a very quick fix.
Again, the LUST WAS NOT CONCEIVED!
Again, the LUST WAS NOT CONCEIVED!
Jesus told the devil
to go away and then He used the power of the written word of God- Thou shalt
WORSHIP the LORD THY GOD, and HIM ONLY SHALT THOUGH SERVE.
Jesus would NOT bow
down and worship the devil - not for the entire world!
How many of us give
up worshipping the Lord for so much less?
Mat 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold,
angels came and ministered unto him.
More tomorrow all by
the grace, the love, the mercy of our Lord and Savior- Jesus Christ!!!
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