Fight
January 12, 2025

Let’s start 2025 with a fight!

The armor bearer encourages, equips and supports you as the warrior.

What do you do when you are tempted?

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’
and,

‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

Matthew 4:1-7

“And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.”“

Matthew 4:9-11

What we are encouraged to do by the world:
identify triggers, strengthen willpower, avoid it, plan ahead, healthy substution, seek support, develop inner strength (say no), morally reflect, focus on your progress, and it will take time.

BUT
Jesus tells us to:
“But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’
Matthew 4:4

When we sin we choose to

the Lord.

Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.
Matthew 4:7

Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.
MAtthew 4:10

This is how you overcome temptation:

  1. the Word
  2. Don’t
  3. God

“Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.””
James 1:13-15

Put yourself in a position to win! Do these things and the devil will leave.

Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
Matthew 4:11

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Don’t forget to start planning to come on Feb. 6th for our first OLC Women’s group.

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