It’s Very Tempting…

Commentary on Matthew 4 and Romans 3.

Jesus was tempted unlike any of us have ever been tempted before, and he made it. None of us have ever fasted for 40 days, and none of us have been offered to be leader of the world, or at least I would hope not. That’s pretty big temptation. A lot bigger than a quick laugh or a bit of pleasure, I’d think. But Jesus, who was 100% man, managed to overcome it. That’s pretty awesome. That gives hope that when we encounter temptations, of a lesser but still formidable nature, that would be able to overcome them and do what God wants us to.

The Romans verse points out, among other things, some lame excuses for not obeying God’s law. It points out our nature to do evil that is oh-so-evident in  our world today. Comments like “God just wants us to be happy” come to mind. So we’re all screwed up. Luckily, in this depressing passage is a message of hope, a Pandora’s box of sorts. Yup, though we break the law, Jesus is here to give us hope. He’s saved us, propitiated us (word wall!), now we have the ability to live forever. Pretty awesome.

~ by Brandon on January 7, 2008.