1st Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is the will of God that we guard well the avenues of the soul, especially on those weak points by which the assaults of devils may gain ascendency. Another important point for our consideration, in Christ’s wilderness experience, is that Jesus did not give a reasonable answer for His current condition, even when pressed by the devil. By those words “If thou be The Son of God” satan insinuated that the God of heaven would not allow His Son to suffer the pangs of hunger Jesus was experiencing.
Even though some may not be aware of it, this is one of the most common temptations brought to Christians especially, and with too great success. In his reasoning satan suggests that a divine being who claims oneness with God could never be brought so low as to be emaciated with hunger. The servant of The Lord, in writing her exposition on the matter, expounds on the ways and means that were employed to unsettle the faith of Christ in His Father and in Himself.
That often-repeated phrase “Where is God” which often comes after tragedies such as 9/11, is an echo of the very same mode of thought, uttered in the wilderness. The reasoning is that if Jesus is one with God certain experiences and conditions would be off limits. And in our own experience, we may also be tempted to question our relationship with God, as Job did. We may be tempted to think that because we are the children of the Most-High that certain situations should never befall us.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!