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Temptation or Test or Trial
In Greek the root for word temptation, test, and trial is “πειρασμός." Just like the English word proud can be used in a negative and positive way so this Greek word can refer to a positive test or a negative temptation.
Every trial is either a test or temptation. It’s a test that God can use to strengthen your faith and form you into the likeness of Jesus, or it’s a temptation that Satan uses to lure you towards sin and deform your soul.
This is why James encourages us in his epistle “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials.” James 1:2.
In the desert Jesus gives us a model on how to endure trials, tests, and temptations. Whenever Satan tempted him, Jesus recited the word of God. God’s word was the sword he used to fight Satan.
Today, ponder this: What simple Scriptures can you memorize to help you fight Satan? What simple Scripture can you memorize to help you rejoice rather than complain in trials?
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Find hope in Jesus by exploring the opening chapters of Matthew’s Gospel. These chapters reveal who Jesus is: fully human, fully divine, Immanuel—God with us. He is the beloved Son of God, fulfilling the promises made to Abraham and David. Through His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus not only shows us how to live in the kingdom of God but also makes a way for us to enter it. As His ministry begins with the call to repentance, we see the long-awaited kingdom finally breaking into the world. Hope is here!
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