Advent Day 4

Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit where he was tempted by the devil. The devil had some compelling arguments to try to get Jesus to sin. 

Sometimes the devil is not so obvious with his temptations to us. If he could not trick Jesus into sinning, it shows me that by depending on Jesus in my every day life, I, too, can recognize the devil and rebuke this temptations.

When Jesus was rejected by those in his hometown, I could identify. There are times in my life that I felt rejected by the small community I grew up in - I went away too. The negativity and self-doubting can be toxic. Getting away (fight or flight) is understandable.