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“Overcoming Temptation”
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Anybody in here ever been tempted?
The right answer to that question is YES! We’ve all been tempted, and there will never be a time in your life when you’re beyond temptation.
· -“Every man is tempted…
· -“temptation is common to man..
Temptation has been defined as “an invitation to do wrong”.
“The craving to fulfill a legitimate desire, in an illegitimate way”.
There are only two ways that you can face temptation:
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You can fight against temptation in the strength of your flesh.
This is the person who fights against temptation in the strength of their flesh, and loses, gives into temptation and sins.
They fight and fail, fight and fail, fight and fail, make promises and break the promises.
Why?
Because you do not have the power to overcome temptation on your own!
We are no match for temptation of the world, flesh and devil!
I heard about a guy who was on a diet, but he loved donuts; but they were a definite no no on his diet!
On his way to work, he passed Krispy Kreme and the hot-now sign was lite up.
Temptation called out to him, “just think about how a doughnut would taste right now, it would melt in your mouth”.
He said to himself, well; I’ll stop only if there’s a parking spot at the front door.
And he said; and would you believe it, after circling the store 10 times, there was a place right at the front door.
We don’t have what it takes to overcome.
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You can face temptation in the power of Jesus!
We don’t have to live a life of defeat, we can be victors through the power of Jesus!
He is our example and our power to overcome temptation.
As we look at the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, we learn where temptation comes from, how temptation works; and the steps to overcome temptation.
The Lord Jesus Christ was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness; he was there fasting and praying for 40 days.
And were told that Jesus was, V:2-“tempted of the devil”
The Bible teaches a real, literal devil, who was once among God’s beautiful angels, but he rebelled against God and was thrown out of heaven.
Now he spends every second thinking how to hurt the heart of God.
And the way he does that is by turning people away from God; and leading God’s children to sin against God.
And his chief weapon is temptation!
He has some very powerful allies; the world and our flesh.
Don’t believe the new age philosophy that says the devil is just your own internal evil; your own personal devil.
No! Jesus had no evil in him; the Bible says the devil came.
The Bible calls the devil the tempter, the roaring lion seeking to devour you!
The devil is real, he is evil, powerful, and he hates you, and wants to destroy your life!
· Temptation will come every one of us.
Some of you are thinking; if I’m being tempted by the devil to sin, there must be something wrong with me.
I shouldn’t be having these kinds of thoughts, and feelings.
If I was a strong Christian, if my heart was pure, I wouldn’t be having all these problems and all these conflicts, and struggles.
Think about that for a moment; can you imagine yourself to be so filled with the Holy Spirit, so led by the Holy Spirit that your heart is perfectly pure?
You absolutely please God in every way.
Do you think, if you lived this super spiritual life then there would be no temptation?
Well somebody actually did live that way, Jesus Christ, was filled with the spirit, led by the spirit, had a heart absolutely pure, righteous and holy, and was tempted by the devil.
If the devil had the audacity to tempt Jesus, he will come after you and me!
The longer you are saved, the more the devil would like to take you down!
You will never be mature enough, holy enough, or live long enough to grow past temptation!
Let me make a statement you really need to hear!
· Temptation is not sin!
Jesus was tempted, and we know He never sinned!
The sin is giving in to the temptation, yielding to the temptation.
Temptation is the tempter knocking on the door; the sin is open the door and letting him in.
Martin Luther said, you can’t keep a bird from flying over your head; but you can keep him from building a nest in your hair.
· Temptation will come to every one of us.
· Temptation comes at the most unexpected times.
Jesus has just been baptized in obedience to God, the Holy Spirit came down on him, and God the father spoke from heaven.
What an incredible experience!
Jesus leaves his baptism, with the words of his father ringing in his ears; this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.
The very next thing that happens is He’s being tempted by the devil.
The same day Jesus got the approval of heaven, he got an assault from hell!
Leonard Ravenhill said, “when God opens the windows of heaven to bless you; the devil opens the doors of hell to blast you!
When the dove comes down, the devil shows up!
Some of the greatest temptations you will ever face will come on the heels of some of your highest spiritual experiences!
Moses- Red Sea, manna, water from the rock; murmuring people- anger, and struck the rock.
Elijah- Mount caramel, fire from heaven, threats, fear and running from Jezebel.
I found out that I can have an argument with Tess on the way home a revival meeting.
When you own a spiritual mountaintop, keep your eyes open, and watch out for temptation.
· There is no place that temptation doesn’t come.
V:1-“Into the wilderness…
Where to Jesus experienced temptation?
In the city?
No. Jesus is out in the middle of nowhere, in the wilderness.
Is there no place you can go to get away from temptation?
No there’s not!
You think to yourself, I wouldn’t be having these temptations, if I weren’t living in this place, working this job; I need to get away.
I am not saying; that you don’t need to get another job, our move away from your old friends; and get a fresh start.
If God has delivered you from drugs; you don’t need to live in a crack house.
You need to get away from that lifestyle!
But changing your environment; will not keep temptation from coming to you in a new environment!
Adam was in a perfect garden, and the devil tempted him-and he fell into sin.
Jesus was and a barren wilderness and the devil tempted him-and he overcame the temptation.
Satan doesn’t care where you are, he will come after you!
You cannot isolate yourself from temptation.
So don’t think for a moment; if I could quit this job with all these heathens; and work for the Billy Graham Association, I could live in victory.
No! Victory doesn’t come from your surroundings, victory comes through Jesus!
You can sit right here in this church service, sing the songs, and hear this sermon and be tempted to sin.
Jesus was tempted, is the same way you and I will be tempted; listen to this verse:
-“For we have a high priest who is touch with the feelings of our infirmities, he was tempted in all points like we are, yet without sin”.
What are the points/areas Jesus was tempted in and that will be tempted in?
Satan tempted Jesus in three areas, which are the same three areas he will tempt you and me in.
-“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but is of the world”.
All temptation falls into one of these three areas; the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
Satan tempted Jesus in these three areas and he tempts us in these same three areas.
First of all Satan tempted Jesus with:
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The lust of the flesh.
V:3-“The devil said to him, if you are the son of God, command this stone that it be made bread”.
Jesus was hungry, he had not eaten anything for 40 days.
Satan knew that Jesus had been fasting for 40 days, and that he was physically hungry and weak.
He knows his physical appetite was screaming for food.
So the devil appeals to Jesus to meet a legitimate need, in an illegitimate way.
There’s nothing wrong with having an appetite or with bread; both are gifts from God.
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