The Daily Fountain Devotional Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 6 March 2025 – TOPIC: DEALING WITH TEMPTATIONS
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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 06, 2025
TOPIC: DEALING WITH TEMPTATIONS
4:1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
4:2. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
4:3. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4:4. But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ “
THE MESSAGE:
James the Apostle in his epistle to Christians (James 1:14-15) said, “But everyman is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. This means that temptation occurs when sinful desires (lusts) draw, drag away or entice a person to deviate from the right path. Jesus, after 40 days of fasting, was hungry. This was a natural desire but the tempter cashed in on that desire to drag Him to showcase His authority by commanding stones to become bread to satisfy His hunger. Jesus, though in the flesh, did not succumb to that temptation. He rebuked the devil all the time with what is written in the word of God; which is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6: 17).
Temptation in itself is not a sin, but yielding or succumbing to it, is sin. James 1: 15 says, lust when conceived, brings forth sin. As long as we are clothed in this flesh, many lustful desires may want to forcefully seek to be satisfied. These may include the desire for food, drink, sex, stealing or killing. These can arise from our bodies directly, through others or from Satan. The most appropriate thing to do at such times is to use the relevant word of God for that temptation, and victory will certainly come!
PRAYER: “Lead us not into temptation….” Amen!
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