Yesterday, the first Sunday of the Lenten Season, the gospel is talking about the temptation of JesusChrist. He was tempted by the devil in all forms but the Holy Siprit was with Him. Though He was weak at that time because He fasted for forty days and forty nights, Satan failed to test Him.

How about us? When was the last time you have been tempted by your neighbor that you can't hold your temper against them? How do you resist temptation? According to the song, Tukso layuan mo ako..., Do you think temptation will go away if you don't have enough weapon to fight it? I think, NO. To resist temptation, what we need is to go against it kasi ayon naman sa kanta na "Labanan natin Ang tukso". That is the best thing to do just to combat it through prayer 🙏🙏🙏.

Temptations are everywhere. In this slippery world that we are living, lots of temptations will try to destroy us. Satan does not want us to be closer to God. He even tempted us in many ways. He used people to be the instrument of his ways in tempting humans.

Here are the three temptations on earth:

1. Temptation of Food

In science, we are comprised of two parts; the body and the soul. Our body needs food to sustain us in our daily works. On the other hand, our soul needs the words of God.

But eating too much is not good at all. It can cause high blood, diabetes, and other illnesses. Even doctors don't allow us to eat those prohibited foods because of the health issues, we forgot their instructions especially if we are in a celebration that the foods offered to us are free. (libre na gud ni...LOL).

Jesus said, "human beings cannot live on bread alone"(Mat. 4:4). He emphasized the importance of our soul. Soul cannot be seen by our eyes and this will be judged by God when we die according to what we've done on earth, bad or good.

2. Temptation of Power and Wealth

In our country, the election is fast approaching. In different media, candidates are campaigning everywhere, promising a lot and fighting in a debate. Supporters spend time and efforts for the win of their candidates. Exchange of views and perceptions lead to conflict and hatred. After the term of a certain candidate, he passes the candidacy to his wife or sons or daughter. That is the temptation of the power. They never give other people a chance to lead for they think they are more deserving than them. In other cases, as the time of election is coming near, killings are possible to happen like what happened for many decades. Because of greediness, they forgot that we live on the same country. Because of selfishness of the position, they controlled people. They even kill.

We can't also deny the fact that in our society, many people are quarreling because of anger and hatred that would result to exchange of vengeance. Many complaints were filed to the court due to greediness of wealth like land property, jewelries, houses, and many more to mention. People are too busy in their jobs, businesses and other worldly things that might separate us from God. Don't forget, we will die empty-handed. We owned lot of things but our souls are poor in spirit. Life is really so short.

If you become rich, it's not bad at all. Even if you have owned many things through your efforts, there's nothing wrong with that. What makes us wrong if those materials will be our hindrances to worship God.

Jesus said, "Worship the Lord your God and serve only Him" (Mat. 4:8). We cannot serve two masters at a time. To love God is to serve others.

3. Temptation of Authority

Power and authority are quite the same. Whatever our positions in this world whether we belong to highest positions or lower than that or an ordinary people only, in the eyes of God we're all equal.

Most people who are in the authority or in the positions most of the cases are abusing their power. Look at what happened to Russia and Ukraine. Russia is known as one of the strongest countries in the world and yet it is aiming to be the most powerful country world wide in terms of arm forces, weapons and authorities.

Jesus said, "Do not put the Lord your God to the test" (Mat. 4:12). God is the supreme ruler of the world. He is a King of all kings and Lord of all lords.

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Final Thoughts:

To resist temptation, we need to pray, pray and pray. It doesn't mean that we will pray only in times of trials. Pray unceasingly.

God's word is the real food for our soul. It nourishes our spiritual growth.

Thank you for your time. If you have not read my previous articles, please do visit for some lessons learned. I would like also to thank @Talecharm for inspiring me to pursue my journey here. Also to those who upvoted every time when I published my articles.