We do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin —Hebrews 4:15
The temptation of Jesus at the beginning of His ministry was dramatic. Satan took Him to high places and urged Him to leap and be saved by angels. He tempted Him to turn stone into bread. In short, He tried to get him to lose focus on His ministry. Similarly near the end of His ministry, in the garden, He again tried to to derail the purpose of God by turning Jesus from His sacrificial death.
As Christians, perhaps our purposes seem less grand and our temptations less dramatic. But let’s not forget that we too have significant missions and we have been told we would do “greater things.” Having failed to divert our Lord, he now seeks to divert His disciples, you and me.
Satan tempts us to make us lose what God has put into us through regeneration, namely, the possibility of being of value to God. Our value to God comes from our new life and our new outlook on life. After being born again, we have a new perspective. A new point of view leads to new activity. If Satan can shift our point of view back to its pre-regeneration state, he can remove us from the field of battle.
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A born again child of God is blessed with eternal life, eternal perspective, and eternal usefulness. Let’s not be satisfied with only part of that blessing. Let’s use it all. Let’s be tools of the One who saved us. It’s why we were created. It’s the only way we’ll ever be complete.
Be blessed.
Nick
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