Emphasis Preaching Journal

If the Lenten season is a time of remembering the stories of our faith, surely Luke's story is worth telling. The Lord Jesus was tempted. The old temptation that he faced -- focusing on his own needs at the expense of everything else, is still with us. All of us have said that we have to look after our own -- failing to remember we can use these words to cover a basic selfishness. The old temptation of power, where Jesus was offered all the kingdoms of the world, sounds familiar. We are all impressed with power and its influence, forgetting how insidious it often becomes.