“Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only’” (Luke 4:7-8).
There are only a few basic temptations and the multiple variety of the forms that they take: lots of stuff, power, and questioning God when things are not the way you want them to be. This world tempts us with opportunities for power and authority. All power and authority belong to the Lord. Our Creator is the only One who is worthy of worship. Everything else is the stuff He made.
Lord, in this world there are so many temptations, but they really are pretty consistent. You have created each one of us and we are Yours. We gain what we attain and You appoint whom You appoint to have authority. I am Yours. We all are. Help me to know this in my heart so that I may learn from You how to live in the loving relationship You offer through the faith You give.
Lord Jesus, You have come to unite us in a bond of love that is eternal. I am tempted to worship the things of creation, but You offer true worship. Lead me in the way of living such that I may abide in You and You in me all the days of this life in preparation for the life You offer me where I may abide with You in eternity. Guide me according to Your goodness and mercy. Amen.
