The Key to Fighting Temptation (Luke 22:40) - Your Daily Bible Verse - August 23

Prayer is so important when fighting temptation that Jesus told the disciples to do it twice in the same evening.

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The Key to Fighting Temptation By: Betsy St. Amant Haddox   And when he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." - Luke 22:40 (ESV) No Christian is free from temptation. Remember, temptation itself isn't a sin, as Jesus was tempted (Matthew 4). Rather, the sin lies in whether we give in to temptation. Do you avert your eyes when tempted with the opportunity to indulge in lust? Do you attempt to take a deep breath and curb your rising anger instead of lashing out? Do you make the right decision when presented with the chance to lie, cheat, or steal and get away with it? Jesus clearly tells us how to fight temptation. The night that Christ was arrested, he first went to the Mount of Olives to pray. Luke 22:39 (ESV) And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. Something that strikes me about this scripture is the mention of "as was his custom" - meaning, retreating to pray was a habit or routine of Christ's. It wasn't foreign to Him, and it shouldn't be to us. This is the key to overcoming.   CONTINUE READING →

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