Sunday, February 24, 2008
lead us into temtion
It was a ok day at work. No more drinking pop in the lobby. It could cause a write up and they are no fun to deal with. I am working on the Lords prayer in bible today so I am going to work thur this phase some :
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
Lead me not in to temptation is a promise that the Lord is going to do anyhow because God does not make temptation possible. God never tempts anyone no matter what yet he allows me to be tempted. The word might mean trial and not temptation. I am not sure. Mac saids it could mean trial. So thinking that way it could mean to not give me trials. Either way the Lord said he is going to not give me something I am not able to handle. I am going to look at this in both ways. Lead me not into temptation we are asking the lord not to allow the temptation to be so great that we sin. The devil is the father of tempting and he is the one who does it. The Devil is nothing compared to Jesus so when he is tempting me Devil can be defeated by telling him to leave me alone in Jesus name. It is to a point not ok for the devil to try to make us sin. Yet some times God does not stop the devil and we need to fight him. I am told to summit to God and he is going to flee from me. If I am close to the Lord the devil is going to fight me harder but if I resist him he is going to have to leave me alone. Still the lord might use the devil to see if I am really in the faith. God let Devil take job and do what devil wanted to do to job. Job passed the test and pleased the Lord. What tests is the Lord asking me to take. Am I resisting the devil all that I can. I need to work on not allowing the devil to temp me. If he is I need to flee. It means taking action not to sin and fleeing things that cause me to sin. I need to live in a way the devil is not going to have any foothold and cause me to sin in my life. If the devil has a foothold then sin is not going to be resited. I need to live in a way that I do not desire to sin aganest the Lord.
But what if the Lord is saying to pray the Lord not give me any trials. I think the Lord does put some trials in my life so I am able to grow closer to him. Lets think of a few things about trials, first you must rejoice when your put into a trial. In James the Lord talks some about trials. Here is a passage on trails and how to handle them in a Christian way
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
I am to have joy in my trials because they are a gift from the Lord he can use to grow me into Jesus likeness. I am to be happy. Not a fun verse of the Word
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
One reason to be happy is to know that my faith is going to produce patience. If I take my trails and allow them to work out in my lfe then I am going to have patienve for the next thing I must endure.
4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing
If I am patience I am going to be able to have more fruit in me to make Jesus lifted highe4r in my life. It is a perfect work the Lord said. I will be complete and perfect cause I am going to not lack the fruit the Lord wants me to have.
. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
If I want to know how to live in any way I am to ask the lord who has all wisdom. If I need anything all I need to do is ask of the Lord. If I need help in a trial then I need to ask the lord and he is going to help me.
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
If I dso not have faith in a trial then I am in trouble. If I doubt I am not able to please Jesus. Jesus is the one I must please
later
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
Lead me not in to temptation is a promise that the Lord is going to do anyhow because God does not make temptation possible. God never tempts anyone no matter what yet he allows me to be tempted. The word might mean trial and not temptation. I am not sure. Mac saids it could mean trial. So thinking that way it could mean to not give me trials. Either way the Lord said he is going to not give me something I am not able to handle. I am going to look at this in both ways. Lead me not into temptation we are asking the lord not to allow the temptation to be so great that we sin. The devil is the father of tempting and he is the one who does it. The Devil is nothing compared to Jesus so when he is tempting me Devil can be defeated by telling him to leave me alone in Jesus name. It is to a point not ok for the devil to try to make us sin. Yet some times God does not stop the devil and we need to fight him. I am told to summit to God and he is going to flee from me. If I am close to the Lord the devil is going to fight me harder but if I resist him he is going to have to leave me alone. Still the lord might use the devil to see if I am really in the faith. God let Devil take job and do what devil wanted to do to job. Job passed the test and pleased the Lord. What tests is the Lord asking me to take. Am I resisting the devil all that I can. I need to work on not allowing the devil to temp me. If he is I need to flee. It means taking action not to sin and fleeing things that cause me to sin. I need to live in a way the devil is not going to have any foothold and cause me to sin in my life. If the devil has a foothold then sin is not going to be resited. I need to live in a way that I do not desire to sin aganest the Lord.
But what if the Lord is saying to pray the Lord not give me any trials. I think the Lord does put some trials in my life so I am able to grow closer to him. Lets think of a few things about trials, first you must rejoice when your put into a trial. In James the Lord talks some about trials. Here is a passage on trails and how to handle them in a Christian way
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
I am to have joy in my trials because they are a gift from the Lord he can use to grow me into Jesus likeness. I am to be happy. Not a fun verse of the Word
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
One reason to be happy is to know that my faith is going to produce patience. If I take my trails and allow them to work out in my lfe then I am going to have patienve for the next thing I must endure.
4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing
If I am patience I am going to be able to have more fruit in me to make Jesus lifted highe4r in my life. It is a perfect work the Lord said. I will be complete and perfect cause I am going to not lack the fruit the Lord wants me to have.
. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
If I want to know how to live in any way I am to ask the lord who has all wisdom. If I need anything all I need to do is ask of the Lord. If I need help in a trial then I need to ask the lord and he is going to help me.
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
If I dso not have faith in a trial then I am in trouble. If I doubt I am not able to please Jesus. Jesus is the one I must please
later
