Matthew records this encounter as follows: “Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness. (3) Temptation #3 – Make disobedient compromises to achieve power and greatness. That’s one among many of the ways that we can fall subject to temptation #2. However, if I develop a heart condition, I will certainly be asking for a miracle of God’s healing. I fill my stomach with wrong foods and don’t exercise enough. So that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.’” ( Matthew 4.6) ‘God will give orders to his angels about you (2) Temptation #2 – Tempt God to rescue you when we defy his clear guidance.įrom the very top of the Temple the devil said, “If you are God’s Son, throw yourself down, for the scripture says, Think about the number of times when we are tempted to use our power, our resources, our personality, and all of the gifts that God has given us to serve ourselves. He said, “If you are God’s Son, order these stones to turn into bread” ( Matthew 4.3). The devil tempted him to use his power to satisfy his hunger, instead of living by the direction of the Heavenly Father. Jesus had all power and authority at his disposal (Matthew 28.19). (1) Temptation #1 – Use your power for yourself. The three temptations that he gave to Jesus are typical of the temptations we all face. The devil tempted Jesus at the beginning of his ministry. In many ways our enemy tempts us to disobedience with the words, “Did God really tell you?”īehind every disobedient and life-destroying choice is a belief that God can’t be trusted and that we are better off by not following his direction. The snake asked the woman, ‘Did God really tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?'” ( Genesis 3.1).Įvery temptation begins by questioning God’s word. The Book of Genesis puts it like this, “Now the snake was the most cunning animal that the Lord God had made.
Adam and Eve were sinless, but the devil came to them in the form of a snake. The very first temptation and sin pictures a major scheme of your enemy, the devil.
#A PRAYER AGAINST ENEMIES HOW TO#
We will learn a few facts about this enemy and discover how to pray verses from Psalm 35 for God’s protection from demons and the devil. Our enemies are: the world’s system, our own human instinct to live separate from God’s direction, and the devil. In my next blog articles, I will be writing about three enemies that seek to kill every person. Psalm 35 is a prayer that King David prayed against his enemies, who were attempting to kill him.
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