1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,700 In the name of the Glorious Trinity. 2 00:00:01,700 --> 00:00:03,900 Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 3 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:06,800 Amen. Glory be to the Everlasting 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,200 mercies which sent you to us. Oh, Christ the light of the 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:15,000 world and the life of all give us wisdom by a law and Enlighten 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,900 our impulses, by your knowledge sanctify, our souls by your 7 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:22,800 truth and Grant that we may be obedient to your words and may 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,800 fulfill your Commandments at every hour. 9 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:29,000 O you who enlightens the rationale with the knowledge of 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,000 your greatness? He's doin light O My Lord. 11 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,400 Our thoughts that we made meditate upon your holy and 12 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,900 divine scriptures at all times. Oh Lord of all Father and Son 13 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,600 and Holy Spirit forever. Amen. 14 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,000 Double-edged sword. A Christian podcast Ministry 15 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,900 presented by father, jonard Lazar father. 16 00:01:10,900 --> 00:01:14,000 Jernard is a parish priest of the mud edit Parish of the 17 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,100 Assyrian Church of the East and Turlock. 18 00:01:16,100 --> 00:01:19,700 California. Here's father, jernard in life. 19 00:01:19,700 --> 00:01:23,900 We are encouraged to learn from our mistakes, our failures, our 20 00:01:23,900 --> 00:01:28,000 deficiencies be, adding our business, trading's at career, 21 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,400 in general, our relationships, in our marriage, a church life 22 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,700 Etc. And fairly is, we need to keep 23 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:38,900 in mind, are not an indication or mistakes. 24 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:43,500 They're not indications for us to stop, to give up to throw in 25 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:47,900 the towel. But rather they, you know, they 26 00:01:48,100 --> 00:01:52,100 indicate or they encourage us in a way to try again. 27 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:57,700 But diligently cautiously prudently wisely, for example, 28 00:01:57,700 --> 00:02:01,800 when a decision a husband or a wife, Take in his or her 29 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,300 marriage. And the relationship is 30 00:02:03,300 --> 00:02:06,500 affected. And somehow goes, sour or cause 31 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:10,300 us trouble and grief, he or she shouldn't give up on the 32 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:12,500 marriage. Throw in the towel and come to 33 00:02:12,500 --> 00:02:16,300 Robin and say that we want to, you know, file for divorce. 34 00:02:17,100 --> 00:02:19,900 They had to try again diligently, cautiously 35 00:02:20,100 --> 00:02:25,300 considerately and selflessly. So you want a player on the 36 00:02:25,300 --> 00:02:30,700 field makes a costly mistake. When I watch my roosters 37 00:02:30,900 --> 00:02:35,400 battling against any other team on the field and especially to 38 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,600 preliminarily finals. Are beginning, I think and we're 39 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:43,200 hosting the rabbitohs, you know, when a, when I play a fumbles, 40 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,500 the ball once or twice. And when I'm at the game, or at 41 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:50,100 home watching it, I cried change him, substituted, the player, 42 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:52,800 you know, but the coach, or the manager doesn't do that. 43 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,700 When a player makes a Even a costly mistake, he's not 44 00:02:56,700 --> 00:03:02,000 immediately substituted, he or she, but they continue the game. 45 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,200 Again, cautiously being more careful being more diligent and 46 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,600 vigil so that they don't make the same mistake again, but if 47 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,600 the same mistake is made once or twice and it costs the team. 48 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,800 As I said, then the coach may, you know, substitute the player 49 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,100 who's having a bad day on the field. 50 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:26,700 So, two with Temptations. Temptations are not assigned for 51 00:03:26,700 --> 00:03:29,400 you and I to walk away from God and to give up. 52 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,000 There are many benefits from Temptations. 53 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,700 Beloved Temptations, are not actually sinning when you are 54 00:03:36,700 --> 00:03:42,100 tempted, you are not sinning because if Temptations are sin, 55 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,700 if one is tempted and then we classify that as being sinning, 56 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,700 will, then costly Christ was tempted. 57 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:58,300 But if Temptations are taken lightly and carelessly, they 58 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:02,500 will eventually lead you to transgression and Disobedience 59 00:04:02,500 --> 00:04:06,800 to the precepts, to the statues, to the Commandments, to the will 60 00:04:07,100 --> 00:04:12,400 to the ways or God. if they are taken likely, they will deter us 61 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:18,500 from, from pursuing the Holiness that we are called to, in 1 62 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:27,300 Peter 1:16 Leviticus 11, Hebrews 12:14, they will deter us from 63 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:31,800 the Perfection that we are called to Matthew 5:48 64 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,300 Temptations, taken lightly, and carelessly will deter us from 65 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:42,000 the sanctification that we are called to, This alone is 4:3. 66 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,900 So if you're asking, why am I being tempted, why did God not 67 00:04:47,900 --> 00:04:52,600 take away Temptation? That is having desires to do 68 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,000 something? Specially something wrong or 69 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,400 unwise and especially something that is displeasing to God. 70 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,300 Disobeying and disrespecting god. 71 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:08,100 Well, first and foremost, we need to know off the bat that 72 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:13,100 Temptations come from the tempter who is Satan. 73 00:05:13,100 --> 00:05:17,400 As we read in, Matthew chapter 4 forces, verses 1 to 11 when 74 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:23,100 Christ was baptized, he was immediately taken by the spirit, 75 00:05:23,100 --> 00:05:26,100 the Holy Spirit to the Wilderness to be tempted, he 76 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:30,000 fasted 40 days and 40 nights and he hungered and that's when the 77 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:36,600 tempter Approached and appeared to tempt Jesus as men. 78 00:05:38,300 --> 00:05:43,000 So we can say Temptation, Temptations are warning signs to 79 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:47,100 our weaknesses. You see Satan dared to tempt 80 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:52,800 Jesus because he saw the second Adam, he destroyed the first 81 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:57,300 Adam, and thought he can do the same with the last atom or the 82 00:05:57,300 --> 00:06:00,400 second atom, but it was vice versa. 83 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,700 Jesus destroyed him because Jesus had no sin was not weak. 84 00:06:04,700 --> 00:06:10,500 He had a perfect Human Nature. So as I said, Temptations are 85 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:16,300 warnings warning signs of our weakness and our inappropriate 86 00:06:16,300 --> 00:06:22,300 and somewhat evil desires. It is a weak spot that the Satan 87 00:06:22,300 --> 00:06:27,600 that and his enemy or his demons continuously Target. 88 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:32,000 We read this in James chapter 1 verses 13 to 14. 89 00:06:32,500 --> 00:06:35,800 A man shall not say when he is tempted. 90 00:06:35,900 --> 00:06:41,500 I am tempted by God for God, is Not acquainted with evil, and he 91 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:45,900 does not tempt a man, but listen to this, listen to this very 92 00:06:45,900 --> 00:06:48,100 carefully. When you ask the question and 93 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:51,000 you point the finger to God, those three fingers are pointing 94 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:56,500 to our miserable state. But each man or each person is 95 00:06:56,500 --> 00:07:04,400 tempted from his Own desires and he lusts, and he is seduced. 96 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:11,000 So in Genesis 3:5 Eve may have had the desire of pride. 97 00:07:12,100 --> 00:07:15,100 When she heard that, she too would be like, God by eating 98 00:07:15,100 --> 00:07:18,300 from The Forbidden tree and knowing good and evil. 99 00:07:19,100 --> 00:07:24,400 It may have attracted her pride and and you know, glamour may be 100 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,000 attracted to that. I will be like a god. 101 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,200 So that was her weakness. And the enemy Satan, the 102 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:37,400 tempter, the serpent attacked that Target and unfortunately 103 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:43,800 was successful. Saint, John, chrysostom rights 104 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,900 on the reasons. God does not prevent Temptations 105 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:50,500 from coming and there are five points. 106 00:07:50,500 --> 00:07:52,200 Very important. I'd like to share with you. 107 00:07:52,900 --> 00:07:55,100 Number one, Saint John chrysostom writes. 108 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:59,300 Why? God allows you and I to be 109 00:07:59,300 --> 00:08:02,000 tempted. So if you're asking the question 110 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,600 I think we had a question about Temptation. 111 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:07,000 I'm not sure what exactly was. But if you're asking, why am I 112 00:08:07,008 --> 00:08:09,100 being tempted, right? At this moment. 113 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:16,000 Or at this point of your life you're going through some, some 114 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,600 extreme Temptations and difficulties. 115 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:22,000 And you're asking why Wilson John chrysostom is one of the 116 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,900 church fathers rights to teach you that you are now much 117 00:08:25,900 --> 00:08:29,400 stronger. You are now much stronger in 118 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,500 faith. You are much stronger in trust 119 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:37,299 in God and obedience to God, to teach you that you have the 120 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:40,400 power of the Holy Spirit to put it in practice. 121 00:08:42,500 --> 00:08:45,700 As John the Evangelist writes in his first epistle chapter 4 122 00:08:45,700 --> 00:08:50,400 verse 4 he who is in you the holy spirit is stronger than he 123 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,100 who is in the World to teach you. 124 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:56,400 That you are so strong. You are so connected to God. 125 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,900 You are so focusing to God that the enemy wants to devour that 126 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:07,200 the enemy wants to try his best and utmost best shooting his 127 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:12,100 most flaming arrows at you. To deter you from that 128 00:09:12,100 --> 00:09:16,100 relationship with God. If that sounds scary. 129 00:09:16,100 --> 00:09:19,600 Well, don't be, don't fret. God knows your limits. 130 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,400 Saint Paul writes in these first epistle to the Corinthians 131 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,400 10:13, no temptation. Temptation has come upon you, 132 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,100 except that of the children of men. 133 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:34,200 Every person, but God is faithful, who shall not allow 134 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,900 you to be tempted, more than whatever you are able, but shall 135 00:09:37,900 --> 00:09:42,200 make an exit for your Temptation, so that you can 136 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:45,900 endure. So off the bat again, why am I 137 00:09:45,908 --> 00:09:48,500 being tempted? Will take problem. 138 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,000 I should say, take pride, but be encouraged. 139 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:54,500 God is allowing you to be tempted because he knows your 140 00:09:54,500 --> 00:09:58,400 strengths. He knows that you can overcome 141 00:09:58,500 --> 00:10:01,300 through his son, our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit by the 142 00:10:01,300 --> 00:10:06,500 grace and the power of God. You know, sometimes you you hear 143 00:10:06,500 --> 00:10:08,500 parents saying when a child is struggling. 144 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:10,900 I know you can do it. I know you can do it and I 145 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:13,700 remember when I when my dad God, Rest his soul, along with all 146 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:17,200 the Departed in Christ, was teaching me how to swim. 147 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,000 So, take me to the deep end of faithful, pools for full bars. 148 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,700 They are those who are listening back in the old days there. 149 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,400 He would take me to the deep end and then he would have me in his 150 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,400 arms and will tell me, and would, you know, tell me to 151 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:36,900 start start swimming with my breast breast stroke. 152 00:10:36,900 --> 00:10:38,700 So, I think they are these brush Strokes yet. 153 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:41,200 They are thing. And then he would see a friend 154 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,900 and will let me go and say hello to his friend. 155 00:10:43,900 --> 00:10:46,000 And I'd go down, and but he didn't Fred. 156 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,600 He would he would lift me up. So, no, no, you gotta In you. 157 00:10:49,100 --> 00:10:50,600 It's okay. You can do it. 158 00:10:51,700 --> 00:10:53,800 For me it's like what is he doing? 159 00:10:54,300 --> 00:10:58,100 Why is he so careless? I can drown he but for my father 160 00:10:58,100 --> 00:11:02,300 it was no this is how you're going to learn and sure enough. 161 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:09,500 I remember my greatest Triumph was 50 laps of the the the 162 00:11:09,500 --> 00:11:13,800 Olympic full-size Olympic pool. Sorry. 20, laps of the full-size 163 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:18,000 Olympic pools. I swam So God allows you to be 164 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,700 tempted to show you that you are strong and how encouraging is 165 00:11:21,700 --> 00:11:26,100 that when you overcome that Temptation through Jesus Christ, 166 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:29,100 praise and glory to his name. Secondly, Saint John. 167 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:34,200 Chrysostom goes on to say that God allows Temptation that you 168 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:38,500 may remain humble and not be puffed up by the greatness of 169 00:11:38,500 --> 00:11:42,800 your gift since the Temptations have power to limit. 170 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:48,400 You You know, end in my, in my ministerial, life, my priesthood 171 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,200 alive. I've seen people come to Christ. 172 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:55,900 I've seen people be so committed to Christ and to appoint Pride, 173 00:11:55,900 --> 00:11:59,600 kicks in, and they think that they can take on the world and 174 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:04,300 they dare to Take On The World and, you know, take their focus 175 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:08,700 of Jesus Christ and try to go into the world to take on the 176 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:11,900 evil of the world. They come back, second best 177 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,400 beaten battered Bash. But they come back as the 178 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,100 prodigal son. So, the key is coming back. 179 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:23,200 So, don't you when you go through, Temptations, God is 180 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:29,400 teaching, you don't think so. Highly of yourself that you can 181 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,900 take Temptations. You know, lightly as I said, 182 00:12:32,900 --> 00:12:36,400 take him, seriously. But know that these are your, 183 00:12:36,900 --> 00:12:39,900 you know, the or strengthening pot strengthening point. 184 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:46,100 And humble yourself before the gracious mercies of the Lord. 185 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,400 In 1, Peter 5:8, that is the first first Epistle of st. 186 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:56,600 St. Peter 5:8 Simon, The Rock goes 187 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:00,500 on to say, be alert, be reflective because your enemy 188 00:13:00,500 --> 00:13:04,200 Satan Roars like a lion and he's walking and seeking whom he may 189 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,800 devour. Don't take Satan lightly. 190 00:13:06,900 --> 00:13:12,500 Yes, Satan's X is limited. For a period of time, when the 191 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:15,600 Lord returns, he will be cast out in the Eternal fire and 192 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:20,200 whole, all he's demons all his angels, but at this moment, 193 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,200 Satan is allowed to roam the world. 194 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:25,800 Now you may say well, that that's not fair. 195 00:13:25,900 --> 00:13:30,700 So God is allowance allowing Satan to roam the world and he 196 00:13:30,700 --> 00:13:34,700 expects you and I to overcome. Yes, we have the power. 197 00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:39,000 That is why God is allowing Satan to roam the world because 198 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:44,400 you have been equipped You have the armor to defeat each time. 199 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,900 He attacks. And thirdly Saint, John. 200 00:13:47,900 --> 00:13:51,400 Chrysostom writes that God allows us to be tempted. 201 00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:54,900 These are the benefits of Temptations, you know, in order 202 00:13:55,300 --> 00:14:01,100 that, that Wicked demon who remains for a while, doubtful 203 00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:06,600 about your abandonment of him when you flee from him, when you 204 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:13,100 focus totally on God, that he may be well assured by the 205 00:14:13,100 --> 00:14:17,900 standard of Temptation that you have utterly Forsaken and fallen 206 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:21,200 from him. It's a lesson for Satan. 207 00:14:21,300 --> 00:14:26,000 He allows us to be tempted just like the righteous job to teach 208 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,600 Satan a lesson. Hey, you may harm physically, 209 00:14:30,100 --> 00:14:36,800 you may cause physical death, a temporal death, a temporal 210 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:43,200 Infliction. But you cannot affect the soul 211 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,200 because the soul is totally rejecting you. 212 00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:48,800 And the soul is totally submissive to God. 213 00:14:49,500 --> 00:14:52,300 So Temptations. This is a, this is a very 214 00:14:52,300 --> 00:14:55,500 encouraging point for me. When I read this, that when I'm 215 00:14:55,500 --> 00:15:00,300 being tempted, God is using me. My trust in him. 216 00:15:00,300 --> 00:15:04,000 My faith in him, my perseverance in him. 217 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:08,900 My total obedience to him to teach Satan a listen. 218 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,300 Oh wow. Come on, guys, you know, you 219 00:15:11,300 --> 00:15:14,300 feel like going out and saying, come on Satan, bring it on, but 220 00:15:14,300 --> 00:15:17,900 no, you don't do that. It's not according to your 221 00:15:17,900 --> 00:15:22,100 knowledge and understanding its according to God's perfect will 222 00:15:22,300 --> 00:15:26,500 and perfect ways. You know, Jesus said to Satan, 223 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,200 when he tried to tempt him with Glamour and that he would 224 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,900 worship Him. He said, basically, let me use 225 00:15:32,900 --> 00:15:35,300 it in this time. Get lost, get out of here. 226 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:37,700 We see get out of here. Get lost. 227 00:15:37,700 --> 00:15:44,300 Depart from me away. from you and if lead, we too So that he 228 00:15:44,300 --> 00:15:50,000 will see our submission to God and will flee when we continue 229 00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:55,200 to focus on God, when we continue to reject, not give him 230 00:15:55,200 --> 00:16:00,700 the time of the day. But constantly focusing on God's 231 00:16:00,700 --> 00:16:04,300 promise that he has a perfect reason why he's allowed you. 232 00:16:04,300 --> 00:16:09,900 And I to be in that situation. James, 4:7 instructs, that we 233 00:16:09,900 --> 00:16:15,700 must submit therefore to God and stand, East Satan, not go. 234 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,600 What is it? What do I say? 235 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,400 When they chest-to-chest in this area? 236 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,000 They say there, but not go up against eating with your, you 237 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:27,100 know, ready to spar with him? No, totally stand against flee 238 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:30,900 from him and he will flee from you. 239 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:37,700 And fourthly God allows us to be tempted and does not prevent 240 00:16:37,700 --> 00:16:39,900 Temptations to come. Is that you? 241 00:16:39,900 --> 00:16:45,300 And I met in this way, be made stronger and better toughened 242 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,900 than any Stills, and John chrysostom rights. 243 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:51,000 This is the life of the Holy Saints. 244 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,500 Beloved, yes, we are all Saints. Yes, Amen. 245 00:16:54,500 --> 00:16:59,400 To that we have been Sanctified and we are Saints by virtue of 246 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:03,800 our baptism. We have received the Holy Spirit 247 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:08,000 and we have been set apart as being Saints to God, but there 248 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:13,000 are those Saints. Our holy saints, that reached a 249 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:17,500 level of sanctification, where they claim that that we must 250 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:21,500 imitate them say Paul was one of those to imitate them him 251 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:24,400 because he amend imitated Jesus Christ. 252 00:17:24,500 --> 00:17:28,900 This is the level of sainthood, that the Saints reached st. 253 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:33,200 George, I reading his biography, he was thrown into a room, I 254 00:17:33,208 --> 00:17:36,600 think I've mentioned it, but if not, you know, if you've heard 255 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,200 this great, it's a reminder or refresher. 256 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,900 If not, here, it is st. George the illustrious martyr 257 00:17:41,900 --> 00:17:45,100 martyr, we call and make his prayers be a blessing to. 258 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:48,300 All of us was thrown in a room with a prostitute. 259 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,900 Shoot. And she was ready to offer his 260 00:17:50,900 --> 00:17:54,300 Services services, but he got on his knees and he started praying 261 00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:58,200 for hours, praying for hours. And that's what he was a 262 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,900 because, you know, there's there was the Temptation God, put him 263 00:18:01,900 --> 00:18:04,500 in that situation. But there was perfect reason why 264 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,600 the prostitute asks and George. What are you doing? 265 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,100 Who youth praying for? How are you praying to? 266 00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:13,800 He said my God, the one God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. 267 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:17,900 And to my Lord Jesus Christ. And His holy spirit, she had one 268 00:18:17,900 --> 00:18:22,800 son and she It her son to him said she actually says, I have 269 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,600 one son, I want to submit him, I want to hand him over to you, 270 00:18:26,700 --> 00:18:30,000 that you may take care of him. You see how God works in our 271 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,400 Temptations, the benefits. But the key is that he got on 272 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,000 his knees and he started praying, didn't take on The 273 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:42,100 Prostitute to try to reach out to her and preach to her and 274 00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:44,400 Bible Basher. Some say, no. 275 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:49,400 He consulted his Lord because he knew that the the enemy the the 276 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:54,000 demons that were trying to bring him down, were fearfully trying 277 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,400 to do that, but he overcame through prayer to the Lord. 278 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,600 And lastly God allows temptations that you. 279 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:06,600 And I may obtain a clear demonstration of the treasures 280 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,700 entrusted to us for the devil listen to this. 281 00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:14,400 For the devil would not have attacked you unless he had seen 282 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:18,900 that you had been brought to Greater honor. 283 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,500 When the devil sees people that are in sin, that have been so 284 00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:29,700 destroyed by sin that have so fallen for Temptation that are 285 00:19:29,700 --> 00:19:34,700 enjoying their sins that are trying to impose their evil ways 286 00:19:34,700 --> 00:19:38,700 on the children of God. He lets them be because that's 287 00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:42,300 where he wants them to be. But when he sees that the great 288 00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:46,000 honor, the children of God have got have received and are 289 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,100 preserving a nurturing and holding in great esteem. 290 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,900 That's when he demonstrates he's attacked and that's where that's 291 00:19:54,900 --> 00:20:00,800 where he tries to come to us. But when we uphold and we honor 292 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:05,300 those great, great honor that God has given us. 293 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:10,200 We are during Temptations demonstrating to him that we 294 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,700 have been entrusted with this and what is the greatest honor? 295 00:20:12,900 --> 00:20:16,600 Let me ask you a question. What do you think the greatest 296 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:21,800 honour of a Christian is Salvation, that's Yet. 297 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,300 To Come. The day of salvation is 298 00:20:23,300 --> 00:20:27,500 returning to living Christ. Amen, to that to living Christ, 299 00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:31,100 but before that What are we called, beloved? 300 00:20:31,100 --> 00:20:34,900 I mentioned it a few times. The children are the sons of God 301 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:39,500 John 1:12, but those that received him, that is Jesus 302 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:43,400 Christ to them. God gave authority to become the 303 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:47,500 sons of God. Even to them that believe on his 304 00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:50,600 name. Being called the children of God 305 00:20:50,700 --> 00:20:56,500 not just a creation of God, not just a creature of God beloved 306 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:01,400 being called a children of God. And Al Saint Paul States. 307 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:06,400 This in Galatians chapter 3 verses 26 to 27 you are all 308 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:11,200 children of God through faith in Jesus Christ for as many of you 309 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,300 as were baptized have been clothed with Christ vesture. 310 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,200 We have been clothed with Christ. 311 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:22,100 There's there's a there's a gift of holy baptism being vested 312 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:29,000 with Christ. Matthew 5:9 peacemakers 313 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:32,400 peacemakers will be called the children of God. 314 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:37,000 So what is Satan tried to do? He will try to devour your love, 315 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:42,900 your desire, your will your tempt attempt to make peace so 316 00:21:42,900 --> 00:21:46,500 that he can take away that precious honor the title of 317 00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:51,900 being the child of God? So let's not be reactive to 318 00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:57,400 Temptations beloved, let's not quickly ask God, why am I being 319 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,600 tempted? Oh Lord, take away this 320 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,000 temptation for me. No. 321 00:22:02,500 --> 00:22:07,600 But rather, let's be proactive in Temptations to use them to 322 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:12,900 glorify our living God. When we are tempted, we ask God 323 00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:17,300 to strengthen us and Jesus taught us do not lead us into 324 00:22:17,300 --> 00:22:22,900 temptation, not do not tempt. Us, many people ask, why are we 325 00:22:22,900 --> 00:22:24,500 praying that? God doesn't lead us into 326 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:26,200 temptation? God, doesn't tempt. 327 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,800 There's a difference between. Do not tempt, me or do. 328 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,600 Lead me into temptation. Lord. 329 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,200 We are admitting admitting that we are so and this is coming 330 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,700 from the mouth of Our Lord. We are so weak, we are so 331 00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:40,600 vulnerable that we ask you that, you don't lead us into 332 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:44,000 temptation. However, Lord, if you do if it 333 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:49,900 appeases you, if it's your will that I am permitted to enter 334 00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:54,300 into temptation, but deliver me from the evil one so that I can 335 00:22:54,300 --> 00:22:58,800 overcome through Jesus Christ. Praise glory. 336 00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:02,800 Honor, Thanksgiving P2 His holy name now in at all times and 337 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,700 forever and ever. Amen. 338 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,000 One last thing. Please also don't forget to rate 339 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,300 and review this podcast and share with your friends and 340 00:23:28,300 --> 00:23:30,500 family. 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