Temptation

Temptation, for those striving for holiness, is never a welcome thing. For many, such trials just appear to be new ways to fail, to fall yet again into sin. Our text today is meant to be both a help and a comfort for us. For Jesus, temptation was real and yet overcome. And while he faces and defeats this temptation for us, he does by wielding weapons that we ourselves can wield. Let us be helped, and see the hope, that Jesus’ temptation is meant to provide.