Twice the devil tempted Christ with the phrase if you are the Son of God… He made the sonship of Christ to depend on his giving in to the devil’s request.
- If you are the son of God, change these stones to bread.
- If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down.
I have then had to ask myself, what makes me a son of God? What has made me a son of God? This sort of question probes my faith and security; my security in God’s love and, my trust in his promises and assurances. I might not have the bread I so desperately want, but I still am a son. What God has made a stone, like Jesus, I shouldn’t call bread, nor do I honor God by jumping from a pinnacle when there are stairs. The devil is a whisperer, a liar who comes to challenge the truth of God is us, asking, “did God really say?”
Dear Lord, may it please you to keep back our feet from his snare.