The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 6 March 2025 — Dealing With Temptations
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TOPIC: Dealing With Temptations
READ: Matthew 4:1-4 (NKJV)
- Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
- And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
- Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
- 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.’ “
THE MESSAGE:
James the Apostle in his epistle to Christians (James 1:14-15) said, “But everyman is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. This means that temptation occurs when sinful desires (lusts) draw, drag away or entice a person to deviate from the right path. Jesus, after 40 days of fasting, was hungry. This was a natural desire but the tempter cashed in on that desire to drag Him to showcase His authority by commanding stones to become bread to satisfy His hunger. Jesus, though in the flesh, did not succumb to that temptation. He rebuked the devil all the time with what is written in the word of God; which is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6: 17).
Temptation in itself is not a sin, but yielding or succumbing to it, is sin. James 1: 15 says, lust when conceived, brings forth sin. As long as we are clothed in this flesh, many lustful desires may want to forcefully seek to be satisfied. These may include the desire for food, drink, sex, stealing or killing. These can arise from our bodies directly, through others or from Satan. The most appropriate thing to do at such times is to use the relevant word of God for that temptation, and victory will certainly come!
PRAYER: “Lead us not into temptation….” Amen!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 06, 2025
TOPIC: DEALING WITH TEMPTATIONS
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new month and, the sixty-fifth day in year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive grace to overcome lust and enticement, in Jesus’ name.
- Sin will not drag me away from the presence of God, in Jesus’ name.
- I will not deviate from the right path, the way of truth and righteousness, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, fill me with power not to succumb to temptations, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to have a deep, flourishing and an unbroken relationship with God, in Jesus name
- LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus name
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universalu Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
