Lead Me Not Into Temptation // Matthew 6:13

These words, taken from the Lord’s Prayer, are so familiar that we may have never bothered to study them. Once we begin to study them we discover what appears on the surface to be a contradiction. For example, Jesus calls us to pray the Father will not lead us into temptation. Does this mean we will be free of temptation? James says God would never tempt us so are we praying that the Father not do what He has already promised not to do? And if God does not tempt anyone how do we understand Jesus being led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. These are just a few of the questions we consider in this message.