“And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test’” (Luke 4:12).
When those times come when we make demands of the Lord, as if we had any ability to tell the Lord what to do, we cross a line and test the Lord. This is a place where pride takes over and it is a battle of wills. Of course, we have no power, and our pride is a figment of our imagination. The Lord’s will is going to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Learn to trust the Lord no matter the circumstances that surround you.
Lord, I have fallen into this trap many times. I have tested You, thinking that my thoughts were more important. Make it clear so that this line is not crossed. When faith is tested, help all of your faithful to see that the unfolding events of this age are filled with sin and that sin is sloppy. Greater always is Your grace which is preparing all who believe to become like Christ. We are being made into Your children.
Lord Jesus, with succinct clarity You named the temptation and taught us to not cross this line. Thy will be done. Thy will be done in me. Guide me so that I may live according to the Father’s will and not live with the conditionality that is often a trap into which I fall. My salvation is assured in You alone. Lead me to live each day in that assurance, knowing that all which needs to happen, will. Amen.
