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Overcoming Temptation Successfully |
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The successful method Jesus used in dealing with temptation was to submit every desire to the word and will of God and then obey the verdict found there. That is the only method that works.
In an intense inner agony of choice and decision, Jesus refused to compromise the will of God. He refused to compromise His own integrity. For Him everything in His life was completely subjected to the will of His Father.
The temptations Satan threw into His face were to use His divine power selfishly. He would have Jesus focus on the material kingdom that can be seen rather than the unseen spiritual kingdom, seek quick results by sensational means, win popularity by tolerance and compromise. He tempted Jesus to doubt who He is in relation to the Father and the Father’s will for His life (Matthew 3:1-11).
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