Deliver us or Help us?
In some of my reading lately, I came across an interesting thought. Thought it was worth passing on. Many Christians seem to pray for "strength to endure temptations" and for "victory over the attacks of our enemy, Satan".
But Jesus said in Matthew 6:13,
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one".
In other words, we should pray not for strength to endure, or for victory, but for avoidance/protection over temptations, and for Him to keep us safe from evil!
I guess, as a friend of ours once said: "It is like injecting yourself with a dose of poison, just to see if you can take it"! Frightening thought.
These were just some thoughts running through my head lately ... wouldn't mind your comments, Geoff ? (After coffee, of course!!)
# posted by Caroline @ 7:06 pm
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