Jesus Christ was tempted by the devil in the wilderness (at the end of a 40 day fast). What Jesus was tempted with, however, serves as a dire warning to all of us. Food, power, and fame.
Do you put more emphasis upon what goes into your tummy than what comes out of your heart? Are Christmas cookies more important to you than the Pursuit of JUSTICE?
Or, regarding 'power,' are you more interested in 'climbing the corporate ladder,' or for we academic types, 'getting published somewhere' than we are in using whatever God gives us (from a lowly postman to Donald Trump) in order to do the Work of God?
Finally, being famous, although appealing in many ways (who wouldn't want to look like Brad Pitt and have women 'oogling' after you?) are the famous any more holy or righteous than some nun quietly doing God's work tucked away somewhere in rural Indiana?
No, rather than being well-fed (overly fed that is!) OR being power-hungry OR being famous-for its own sake, let us all reject satan's offers of false authority and ONLY be a humble servant of our King Jesus Christ!
Love in Jesus Christ,
Rob J. King, a Christian
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