Posts tagged “Temptation”
They don’t know
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). Jesus spoke those words over the Roman soldiers who were…
The dirty pot
My daughter is a big fan of homemade mac and cheese. Well, she’s a fan of any kind of pasta, but mac and cheese…
A discipline of praise
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. … Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst…
The last person you forgive
If you were to make a list of the people who have hurt you, how long would it be? Are there some people on…
Jesus didn’t camp
Have you ever thought of how tempting it must have been for Jesus to go camping? At the mountain where Jesus revealed his glory,…
Avoid extremism
It’s easy to be extreme these days, isn’t it? We see people (ourselves included sometimes) believing in something so strongly that we think the…
My mom’s moment
As I was studying the book of Job recently, a thought moved me to tears. It was about the moment my mom stuck with…
When stuff owns you
I remember the garage sale of garage sales. The big day came. After people came and went, most of my stuff was still sitting…
Jesus never twisted Scripture
Do you ever take a snippet of Scripture and make an unscriptural application? God made you. That’s true. God doesn’t make mistakes. That’s true…
On second thought . . .
I was scrolling through social media when a post caught my attention: “You are not responsible for your first thought. You are, however, responsible…
But Jesus resisted
Seeing the homeless men who hang out near our church makes me appreciate just how intense Jesus’ temptation must have been. “The devil led…
I am the worst
I want people held accountable when they are not following the rules that I believe are good. You know, like when they steal things…