Luke 4 -- Wed., November 4

I have 1 minute left before Wednesday is official over! So here goes . . .

We are all familiar with the account of Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness where he was tempted by the devil. Jesus didn’t go into the wilderness empty handed. He was armed with the Holy Spirit! And, the Holy Spirit was leading, not following! If we will follow the Holy Spirit, He will show us the way through the test, temptation, or trial.

When the Devil had finished tempting Jesus in the wilderness, he “left him until the next opportunity.” There’s always a “next opportunity.” 1 Peter 5:8-9a reads, “Be careful! Watch out for attacks (plural) from the devil, your great enemy. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for some victim to devour. Take a firm stand against him and be strong in your faith.”

A lion looks for, singles out, and then attacks an animal that is sick, weak, alone, or on the fringes.

Let us not be weak . . . but strong in the Lord and His Word and in prayer!

Let us not be alone or on the fringe . . . but tight with each other, especially when we are going through a test, temptation, or trial!