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אז נשא הרוח את ישוע המדברה למען ינסהו השטן׃
Resistance
Napsal(a) Solomon Keal
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"Resistance", an audio recording of a sermon by Solomon J. Keal
Why is it that when we start to choose something good in our life, we often end up facing resistance, discouragement, or conflict? Sometimes it might even feel like we’re being punished for doing something good. Right after the Lord was baptized by John, He faced temptation in the wilderness with the devil (see Matthew 3:16-17; 4:1-11). This is our story as well. Why is this normal and to be expected? How can we maintain hope and positivity through all this? How does the Lord use these times to make us stronger?
Here are some things to read, from the Word and from Swedenborg's works:
The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Doctrine 187-188
Matthew 4:1-11
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
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The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
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But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
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Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
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and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"
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Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"
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Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
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He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."
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Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"
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Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
