Matthew 4:1-11
¹Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. ²After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
⁴Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
⁵Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶"If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written:
" 'He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
⁷Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.
⁸Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
¹⁰Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'
¹¹Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Some thoughts on Temptation

1. Experiencing temptation is not sin. Temptation becomes sin when accept the idea into our hearts
2. THE SMOOTH &EASY LIFE IS FANTASY!　ACCEPT REALITY-TEMPTATION IS A PART OF LIVING
3. Know you areas of weakness and avoid such situations.　*WHAT IS MY AREA OF WEAKNESS?
4. If you know your area of weakness than you can pray for yourself specifically beforehand so that you will not fall into it. (Luke 22:40)
5. Just because we have overcome some area of temptation does not mean we will never have to face it again. We have to stay on guard. （Luke 4:13）
6. When tempted-replace a bad thought with a Good thought from God. (Jesus answered, "It is written..)
7. How you see yourself will greatly influence your ability to resist temptation.
   (Mt.4:3 "If you are the Son of God.”) “The me that I see, Is the me that I will be..."
   Romans 8:37-39
   ³⁷No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
8. Temptation has and important role. In order for truth to be truly ours it must be affirmed and when it is affirmed it gives God Glory.
9. Overcoming temptation brings the Angels Comfort.

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