Luke 4:6-7 –
[Satan] said to [Jesus], “To you I will give all this authority and their
glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you,
then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”
Satan’s
second temptation of Jesus is probably the clearest to most of us. He gave
Jesus the choice of having power over all the nations of the world if Jesus
would worship him. In one sense, it seems like a small price for a huge gain.
However, ultimately, Jesus will become King of Kings and Lord of Lords (See
Revelation 19). Earning that title cost him everything, though. Satan gave him
the opportunity to get it with a simple bow of the knee and the acknowledgement
it represented.
What would
you have done if given that choice? There are opportunities we have every day
to give away our worship to something other than Jesus. Do you trade your
integrity for financial gain, prestige, or pleasure? It is really a question of
priorities. What matters most to you?
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