Luke: 4:1-2 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the
Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days He was
tempted by the devil.
Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit and yet was tempted. The
strongest force of temptation often comes upon a person when his is closest to
God. Someone once said, “The Devil aims high.” In fact, he caused one disciple
to say he did not even know Christ.
Why is it that very few people have had a great a conflict with
the Devil as Martin Luther had? It is because Martin Luther was shaking the
very kingdom of hell itself. And remember the tremendous struggles John Bunyan
had!
When a person has the fullness of the Spirit of God, he will
experience great conflicts with the Tempter. God allows temptation because it
does for us what storms do for oak trees, rooting us deeper, and it does for us
that heat does for paint on porcelain, giving us long-lasting endurance.
You will never fully realize the level of strength of your grasp
on Christ, or His grasp on you, until the Devil uses all his force to attract
you to himself. It is then you will feel the tug of Christ’s right hand.
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