Reading in Luke this morning about how Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit while he was in the water baptism process, and then immediately led into the wilderness by Father to be tempted of the devil, which He passed with flying colors! How many times have we all been tempted to do the right thing for the wrong reason? John 5:19 says that Jesus only did what the Father led him to do. He did the right thing for the right reason in God’s perfect timing. He worshiped and served only the Lord our God. This is a great reminder that temptation can come from any direction and when we are filled with the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the devil is especially fond of tempting us to do evil by doing something good for the wrong reason.
Now there is another side to this equation, doing NOTHING for fear of doing something wrong. Don’t settle for just having faith! LIVE YOUR FAITH - make it active - DO something with it. It’s why you have it - not to keep but to give. Faith is an action word. James says if we have faith, we should practice it.
Here’s the bottom line:
God gives you faith that is activated by God’s Holy Spirit and inspired by Him to put it into practice in His perfect timing and for the right reason.
Just words to ponder.
Have a blessed day!