When Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, he was tempted by the devil for forty days but refused to obey him.
The devil said to him, « If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread. »(Luke 4:3)
The devil led him again to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple. « If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ »(Luke 4:9-11)
By tempting Jesus, the devil knew that he had before him an almighty son of God, capable of ordering a stone to become bread.
He also knew that if Jesus fell from the top of the Temple, God the Father absolutely had to order the angels to guard him.
What did he want then?
The devil simply wanted Jesus to obey him and agree to do his will.
We must refuse any proposal from the devil, even if this proposal seeks our good, our healing, our victory, our success, and so on.
When we do Satan’s will, we make a pact with him, we accept to become his slave from now on.
It is very different from sinning because it deserves deliverance rather than forgiveness of sins.
PRAYER:
Our Father who art in heaven, grant us to never obey the devil.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray, Amen.
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