Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you that you partook of the same things we struggle with. Therefore, you are able to understand and come to our aid in the midst of temptation in a way that you would not otherwise be able to. Thanks that you were willing to go there, so that you might be able to offer us help and hope in our time of need. Amen.
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18
Journal: How does it help you to know that Jesus partook
of the same things that we struggle with?
What does that do within you?
What does it do for you?
Reflection:
Christian life is to be throughout a warfare; and
that especially when seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, we are to
wrestle against spiritual enemies there, whose power and skill to tempt us must
doubtless be far superior to any we have ever heretofore encountered. As a fact, temptations generally increase in
strength tenfold after we have entered into the interior life, rather than
decrease. And no amount or sort of them
must ever for a moment lead us to suppose we have not really found the true
abiding place. Strong temptations are
generally a sign of great grace, rather than little grace. (The Christian’s
Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith)
Prayer
Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, help us in our struggle against
sin and temptation this day. Deliver us
from their effects by your power and might.
Amen.
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