On thisfirst Sunday of Lent, we find ourselves in the desert with Jesus and the devil (LK 4: 1-13). St. Luke tells us that after Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River, He “was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil.”
The word temptation means to test or to prove our faith and to make us stronger. Jesus was led into the wilderness to be “tested” by the devil as a means of proving Himself to God.Temptation is the process of testing us and they are necessary in our lives.
We face all kind of temptations and trials in our lives. The devil always wants to turn our lives upside down. In all our temptations, we should take every effort to remain united in Christ, we reject Satan and choose the life of holiness. Lent now gives us an opportunity to check ourselvesand to improve our self-discipline. Therefore, we need to place our trust in God. Our faith in God gives us the courage to endure and persevere in our journey in this season of Lent.
“Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble,” (Ps 91).
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