Word for Today..........Spirit Led Tempting??????
Jesus was led by the SPIRIT to be tempted……
Just so you understand the series of events that led to this passage. Jesus was born, then the way prepared by John, and then he was baptized by John and announced as being the son of God whom the Father was WELL pleased. So I know you are thinking like many of us think about our own lives….WHAT HAPPENED?? But we must realize that there are going to be times in our life when we are tempted but this temptation is flavored by the hand of God. Even if the enemy is sent to initiate an attack on you, God is still there with a plan to bring you out of it. And what I found out from studying the story of Job is - MANY times it is God who referred us or CONSIDERED us for the attack. I was at a revival last night with a wonderful woman of God, Evangelist Cynthia Moore, and she said something that was implanted in my spirit. She said that Job was CONSIDERED by God because God knew that Job would hold on and not give up. God bragged (so to speak) on Job to the devil when the devil was looking for someone to torment, to attack and to tempt.
Just like the devil did with Jesus, he attacks us with the hopes of making us or causing us to turn away from God. He brings difficulties with the desired purpose of getting us to abort or abandon the plan God has for our lives. And you BETTER believe God has a plan and purpose for us and for what He has ALLOWED us to go through. Someone needs to know that God has a plan for them; even thru the divorce, the abuse, the unemployment, the death of a loved one. God has a purpose in everything that is going on in our life. So we can’t reject God’s plan because things aren’t going right….RIGHT NOW! We can’t turn our backs on God just because stuff didn’t work out like we planned.
What we must realize is that we NEED to be in the situations we are in; so that we can reach that next dimension in God. You need this level of temptation in order to step into this next place in God. The next level of anointing requires this particular trial. You can’t get to the next level struggling over the same situations. God is taking us from strength to strength and from glory to glory. But you can’t get there just by being cute.
What I’m (slowly but surely) understanding with my own trials and circumstance is – I am right where God wants me to be. It may not feel good, look good, smell good or even taste good; but you are right where God wants you to be. You might be broke, busted and disgusted but you are RIGHT where God wants you to be. You might be hurt right now but it is EXACTLY where He wants you so that he can prove Himself and get glory out of your life. Like Job we must continue to worship God regardless to our situations or circumstances because as Evangelist Moore said last night, “If God put you in it; He will certainly bring you out of it.”
Be Blessed!
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