“To live is Christ” means we are God’s beloved children, who are never alone, even when we face grueling temptation, because Jesus, our brother and champion faced grueling temptation alone in our place, and won.
Tag: Temptation
An Angelic Advent. Day 26: Then the Devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down.”
The question for you and me in our dark season of advent is, do we see our life as primarily testing the love of God or as revealing the love of God? Your answer here determines how you will live.
TLIC Daily. Day 196. July 15: The way of escape.
“To live is Christ” is to face suffering beyond what we can bear, but it is never to face a temptation beyond what we can bear. Until Christ returns the temptations will always be there. But in Christ, we have all we need to flee. All the hope, all the faith, and all the love we need to take up the cross, and escape into resurrection life.
July 21, 2020. Day 203: The way of escape.
“To live is Christ” is to face suffering beyond what we can bear, but it is to never face a temptation beyond what you can bear. Until Christ returns the temptations will always be there. But in Christ we have all we need to run away. All the hope, all the faith, and all the love we need to take up the cross, and escape into resurrection life.
May 1, 2020. Day 122: Tempted by the devil.
“To live is Christ” means we are God’s beloved children, who are never alone, even when we face grueling temptation, for Jesus, our brother and our champion, faced grueling temptation alone in our place, and won.
December 29, 2019. An Angelic Advent day 29: Nor angels…will be able to separate us from the love of God.
Ephesians 6:12. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present
To Live is Christ 