I am wrestling with the temptation of Jesus today (Lk. 4.1-13)
In reading the passage again, I find it interesting that satan works so hard to keep Jesus from suffering. He works hard to keep him safe and comfortable:
Have some bread…rule the world…angels will catch you…
Each temptation is an opportunity for Jesus to choose momentary comfort and prosperity over God’s ultimate (self-sacrificing) agenda for his life…
Perhaps it’s not that different us. I’m thinking of temptation in suburbia. Byron Center. West Michigan. What if the most dangerous temptation for us is the lure of momentary comfort and prosperity over and above God’s risky, self-denying plan our lives.
What if the most subtle and dangerous temptation for me is the call to submit to The American Dream (lots of shiny things with barcodes) over and above God’s Kingdom Dream for my life - that I would pour myself out for him and others.
Dangerous thinking, that.
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