June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018

Judy Hollaway

March 21
Running with Jesus 2015

Luke 11:4b "And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."

                Here is the greatest struggle we have to deal with in life "temptation"! Temptation is when something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement or pressure applied to your thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead us to make wrong actions.
                God's word says Israel was led into temptation as well as the Spirit led Jesus into temptation!  Temptation presents us with an opportunity to obey. We have shown obedience until we have opportunity to disobey! These opportunities are test to see if we will obey!
                I remember a time in my life I went through a huge test and had I disobeyed God, my life as I know it now would never have come about. After I didn't succumb to the temptation, my life changed and then came the plans God had for my life! Oh thank God for giving me the strength to run the other way!
                 That was a huge test and sometimes I daily fail more of the little test set before me. Tests are given to show a student what they don't know. So it is with us often we find ourselves not passing those little test! We take little review test in school before we take the unit test to show the kids what they need to study. We need to work on paying attention to those little ones that come and learn obedience to study before the big one catches us off guard!
               Christ tells us to pray lead us not into temptations! He knows man well and our weakness! So let's join Him in prayer daily, "Father lead us not into temptation!"
               

Father, give us a willing obedient Spirit! Make us aware and sense when temptation is upon us and give us strength to walk in obedience to You. Fill us with Your Spirit so we can be empowered to run with You through a life filled with temptation!

Thank the Lord, He knows when to answer prayer tomorrow.