1/ Temptation often disguises itself as something good. One of the easiest ways to fall into idolatry is by worshiping the very things we are meant to love. 🧵
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2/ In the wilderness, Jesus is tempted—not with blatant evil, but with shortcuts to seemingly noble goals. Turn stones into bread? Rule the world? Perform a miracle? Each could be justified, but Jesus refuses.
3/ Jesus shows us that faithfulness is greater than effectiveness. The way of God’s kingdom is not through coercion or shortcuts but through trust, obedience, and love.
4/ Even the Devil knows Scripture. Just because someone quotes the Bible doesn’t mean they use it faithfully. Jesus responds to temptation with Scripture—but rightly understood.
5/ Dominionism is one modern form of temptation: the belief that Christians must take control of society. But Jesus rejected worldly power. The kingdom of God is not won through conquest but through servanthood.
6/ Jesus fasts because we don’t. Jesus rejects power because we don’t. Jesus is obedient because we are not. His faithfulness saves us—not our own.
7/ As we enter Lent, may we reject the temptation of shortcuts and power. May we trust in God’s provision, serve rather than conquer, and cling to Christ’s faithfulness rather than our own strength.
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