BLESSING OF TEMPTATIONS
By: CZAR
Why was the serpent a liar?
Because he did not give the complete information to the first man and woman of the bible when he told them that if they eat the fruit of knowledge they will also become like god!
The serpent did not tell them that, once they chose to become god, by eating the fruit of knowledge they will be going through hell!
Man is not told what to do in order to achieve godliness. So, as is written, by the grace of the LORD, who saw that there was no way man - on his own way, can become like god - HE gave him guidelines to follow, including the famous Ten Commandments.
But man is man. He does not understand those guidelines given to him. Because he was not designed to become god, but only to be human who will oversee the world, so, there is no chance he is capable of becoming one! As of now, he is only fighting to re-acquire his position in this universe which is next in rank with the angels – and that is his sainthood! The trouble, his greediness is pushing him to be more than just a saint – he wants to become god!
But, again, man is man. He thinks that to become god, he only has to get away from temptations; but in the process of doing it, he is committing more sins. He ended up killing his own fellow human beings because he believes it is necessary on his way to godliness!
To become god let us understand and accept that “Temptation” is not a curse but a blessing for man. Why it is a blessing? Because it is the hurdle that needs to be overcome on the way to becoming god. It is a measure to know if a man deserves the title – God.
How does a man overcomes temptations? The only way, as shown by the lord Jesus Christ, is by LOVE alone.
It is like an athlete wanting to become a World Champion. He has to go through stiff competitions. So, he prepares by going through a lot of training by going all through hurdles that tests his strength and desire to become a champion. And as he prepares, he loves challenges and go through them repeatedly because he knows these are what he needs to overcome - for him to become a real champion.
Same thing with the desire to become god, man must have to overcome all the temptations all around him and use it to strengthen his spiritual power. He should love these temptations in whatever forms and go through them repeatedly to prove that he is spiritually strong and qualifies to become god.
So, the only way to godliness is to “WALK THROUGH THE PATH OF TEMPTATIONS OF SIN!’’
And the only help to overcome the temptations to commit sin is to “DRINK THE LORD’s WORDS” to strengthen our spirit wards off the desires build-up by our constant exposures to temptations.
