Daily Nugget: Everyone has difficulties and tribulations one time or the other. There is no promise from God that even those that are believers are exempt from having hardships. Ordeals still rain on “the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:45). It does not necessarily mean that a person facing some misery is out of [...]
Archive of posts tagged Temptations
Luke 4
Daily Nugget: All people on this earth face temptations at one time or the other. We quite often have an opportunity to choose if we are going to do what God would have us do, or ignore His desires and do our own thing. Jesus, when He was on this earth was not exempt from [...]
Matthew 4
Daily Nugget: Matthew 4 contains one of the most famous accounts of Jesus’ temptations. Noah Webster defined temptations as “enticement to do evil”. Here the enemy, Satan, came to Jesus and tried to entice Jesus to do wrong. Although we do not all rate the spiritual threat to command Satan’s personal attention to get us [...]
I Peter 5
Daily Nugget: One of the most important principles for a Christian to understand is that there is a spiritual battle going on. Most of the assault is invisible, but the war against God and His followers rages. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the [...]
James 1
Daily Nugget: James, who many believe to be the brother of Jesus, gives practical advice in this writing. One of the most practical and oft-visited situations for all people, including believers, is discussed here. The “good” side of going through difficulties is examined in verses 2-6. Here James identifies the difficulties, trials, and enticements all [...]
Ephesians 6
Daily Nugget: Finishing his letter to the Ephesians, Paul reminds them of one important fact that they and we should never forget. We need to remember that there is a daily spiritual battle going on. We cannot see the enemy, or who the battle is against, but it constantly rages. The battle is not between [...]
I Corinthians 15
Daily Nugget: No one is perfect before he is saved, or they would not need to be saved. All are sinners and bound for hell unless something prevents that from happening. The only thing that can prevent one from an eternity in torment is by accepting Christ as Saviour. When one is saved they are [...]
