Matthew 4 Much has been written, taught and preached about Matthew 4- the temptations of Christ in the desert. When I read this chapter, verse one (1) gave me cause for pause.
"Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil." God led his own Son into temptation?! But what about the model prayer, "Lead us not into temptation. . ." (Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4)
So, let me get this straight. We are instructed by Jesus to pray for the very thing not to happen that God expressly did to Jesus.
Then there is James 1:13- 13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; This verse states that God does not tempt us, but does He intentionally lead us to where we will be tempted? How many of the temptations we face each day are a result of God's direct intervention vs Satan's influence vs our own human nature? Does it matter?
Not sure of the point of this ramble, but I had never noticed just how intentional God was in leading his Son to a monumental spiritual battle.
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