We have been looking at the devotions at my week of camp. They allowed for a good time of reflection, so I wanted to share them with you. On the fourth day of camp the theme was “Challenged on the Way”, and we looked at when Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, and how He was tempted by Satan when he was there.
Challenged on the way was an appropriate theme for the day. We held an all camp tug of war, dragging each other through a very muddy nasty section of the camp pond. What a challenge!
For the devotion, we looked at how Jesus was tempted, sharing the different ways that he was tempted. I noted that I read somewhere that those three temptations that we read about represents physical wants (the loaf of bread after a 40 day fast), prideful wants (angels lifting him up after jumping off the temple), and lustful wants (desiring power over all the kingdoms of the world). These three areas represent all the temptations we face, and that is how we can say with confidence that Jesus has been tempted just as we have, in every way.
We looked at how Jesus resisted those temptations, he didn’t fall, and he used Scripture. We talked about the role of know Scripture by heart to give the strength in resisting temptation. Jesus used Scripture to resist Satan’s attacks.
We need to know Scripture. And we have to have it committed to memory, because when a temptation comes, we aren’t going to be able to run home to our bookshelf and grab a concordance to look up that verse that will help us. We need to know it, and use it, when we are tempted.
How well do you know Scripture? Do you have some favorite verses tucked away that will help you stand firm under temptation? Do you read daily, looking for other verses that will help you stand firm under temptation?
Memorizing Scripture seems to be a children’s drill. We work with our children, helping them to memorize Scripture, but we rarely work at it anymore ourselves. Yet, as adults, we are more likely to be faced with the temptations that require knowledge of Scripture to resist!
So stand firm in your faith, don’t give into to temptation, and memorize Scripture! It will help you stand.
For the devotion, we looked at how Jesus was tempted, sharing the different ways that he was tempted. I noted that I read somewhere that those three temptations that we read about represents physical wants (the loaf of bread after a 40 day fast), prideful wants (angels lifting him up after jumping off the temple), and lustful wants (desiring power over all the kingdoms of the world). These three areas represent all the temptations we face, and that is how we can say with confidence that Jesus has been tempted just as we have, in every way.
We looked at how Jesus resisted those temptations, he didn’t fall, and he used Scripture. We talked about the role of know Scripture by heart to give the strength in resisting temptation. Jesus used Scripture to resist Satan’s attacks.
We need to know Scripture. And we have to have it committed to memory, because when a temptation comes, we aren’t going to be able to run home to our bookshelf and grab a concordance to look up that verse that will help us. We need to know it, and use it, when we are tempted.
How well do you know Scripture? Do you have some favorite verses tucked away that will help you stand firm under temptation? Do you read daily, looking for other verses that will help you stand firm under temptation?
Memorizing Scripture seems to be a children’s drill. We work with our children, helping them to memorize Scripture, but we rarely work at it anymore ourselves. Yet, as adults, we are more likely to be faced with the temptations that require knowledge of Scripture to resist!
So stand firm in your faith, don’t give into to temptation, and memorize Scripture! It will help you stand.
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