Matthew 4:1

I have had a bit of a break from this blog. I think the main reason is that I have found it hard to publish a verse when such tragic things have happened to friends of ours. Death is always a shock and when it is a child it is much worse - and although I could find comfort for myself in Bible passages I could not presume that they they would similarly comfort others.

I'm not sure why I feel that now is a good time to continue. Perhaps because it is the start of Lent and the celebration of Easter. Starting with Jesus' time in the wilderness.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit. But he was tempted by the devil. We know that Jesus overcame and did not give in to that temptation. But for forty days leading up to that test how did Jesus feel? The bible goes on to give some examples of how he was tempted. We are tempted in many ways - to doubt God, to not acknowledge his love, grace and mercy. Even when times are hard and we can't always see the way through it is good to remember that Jesus is with us and he has experienced the same sort of things.