How should we respond when desires go unmet?

The Old Testament Israelites did their graduate training in the wilderness for 40 years. Perhaps they could have finished earlier, but they kept retaking the same class: Contentment 101.  Moses gives us a peek into their course work in Deuteronomy 8. Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown … Read More

Lessons learned from the temptation of Jesus

When we face temptation, we would do well to examine the lessons Jesus practiced when he was tempted. Here are four: (1) He was led by the Spirit of God (Matt. 4:1) Matthew records that Jesus was led by the Spirit of God into the wilderness to be tempted. We know that God cannot be tempted, neither tempts he any … Read More