We have to admit we live in
a day of consumer atmosphere. Just about everywhere we turn, someone or some
thing wants to sell us something, like a better way of life. We are in America
after all! And while the atmosphere still has many plus moments, there are
masked occasions that turn our compulsion buttons.
Temptations are so accepted
these days. We are tempted to buy a new car, to change our clothes style, to
benefit our health by changing our bodies, to hire the right lawyer, to go to
the right church. The list bombards us to the degree that we all seem to accept
the offers as part of a happy life.
But there are soft and
subtle temptations that hurt. Some are obvious; others are so faint they get
overlooked. The next few days, the focus of the devotionals will center on
those methods of temptation that sneak in to confuse our impulses, that twist
and obliterate an honest lifestyle that we as Christ believers try to follow.
The discussions will be
based on the Biblical records of Jesus experiencing the 3 temptations [ Mt.
4:1-11; Mk. 1:12-13 -–a short word mentioned only; then Lk. 4: 1-13] we have on
record. And while there were many more not recorded, we can learn a great deal
from the three.
Why is this important today?
Because we have to up our alertness factor, pay more attention to avoid culture
values trying to redefine our Christian value system.
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