Because
He Himself Suffered When He Was Tempted,
He
Is Able To Help
Those
Who Are Being Tempted.
Scripture
Hebrews
2
17 For
this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every
way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high
priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement
for the sins of the people.
Observation
Jesus
Christ knows all about temptation. The Scriptures let us know that he
experienced the temptation to sin just like we do. Yet He did not
yield to the temptation like we often do.
What
kind of temptation(s) are you facing today? Are you being tempted to
get even, hold a grudge, over indulge, steal, lie, cheat, sex outside
of marriage, pornography, lust, murder, etc? Jesus understands
because He was fully human just like we are - yet He did not sin.
You
and I are sinners. What God has done through Jesus is that He has
given us a way to be set free from the bondage of sin. In other
words, we don't have to continue to be a slave to a certain sin. You
and I don't have to continue to hold a grudge, we don't have to
continue to try to get even, we don't have to continue to be involved
in sexual immorality, lust, etc.
We
can go to God and ask Him to forgive us and we can ask Him for the
strength not to continue in that particular sin.
1
Corinthians 10:13
13 No
temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God
is faithful, and
He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but
with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape so
that you are able to bear it.
Hebrews
4:15
For
we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our
weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in
every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
James
1:13-14
13
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For
God cannot be tempted by
evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
14
but each
person is tempted when
they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
Application
I
will confess my sins as I commit them. I will forgive and not hold a
grudge towards those who sin against me.
How
about you?
Luke
17:3-4
3
Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if
he repents, forgive him.
4
And if he sins
against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times,
saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to be like Jesus. Help me to forgive quickly when
people sin against me. Help me confess my sins as soon as I commit
them. Don't let me continue to live in sin. Thank You for convicting
me when I sin.
I
pray for my brothers and sisters who are in bondage to sin. Set them
free. I pray for those who struggle with a particular addiction. I
pray for those who just can't seem to totally forgive. Set them free,
Lord. Set them free.
Daily
Bible Reading: Hosea 2,3,4,5; Hebrews 2
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