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Jesus was able to overcome every temptation not because He was divine, though He was, but because He was prepared. After a thorough study of the gospels, I am convinced that the source of His strength lay in the spiritual disciplines He practiced. Through the consistent practice of those disciplines, He was able to bring every thought, every desire, and every action into submission. If Jesus had to practice spiritual disciplines to overcome temptation, how can we think that we can do any less? In truth, the source of our strength is the same as His—empowerment from the Holy Spirit through daily spiritual disciplines.
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.”
— Acts 1:8 (NIV)
Lord Jesus empower us to overcome temptation. Amen.