Hi kids! One of my schoolteachers had a poster at the back of his classroom that said, “What’s right isn’t always easy. What’s easy isn’t always right.” It’s true, isn’t it? Sometimes it’s hard to do the right thing. We all face temptation. Maybe you really want to sneak another cookie after your dad says you’ve had enough for one day. Or maybe you find it hard not to yell at your sister when she’s getting on your nerves. In this issue of Just for Kids, you’ll read about a time when Jesus was tempted—yes, even Jesus faced temptation! Satan came to Him with three different temptations and, each time, Jesus was ready with an answer based on God’s Word. We can be ready to do the right thing, too, using what God has given us to resist temptation: knowing the Bible, listening to the Holy Spirit in our hearts, praying and listening to good friends and wise grown-ups in our life.
Your friend, Kristin
Did You Know? Canada is home to just one desert —the Okanagan Desert in southern British Columbia. The largest town in the area is called Osoyoos. What makes it a desert? Basically, it’s hot, dry and sunny. Osoyoos month/day/ year had its hottest day ever last summer when the temperature hit 45 C. In the month of August, Osoyoos sees an average of just 12 millimetres of rain.
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Jesus Resists Temptation
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ne day, Jesus went to a quiet, lonely place in the desert. Jesus was getting ready to do important work for God. Jesus stayed in the desert for 40 days. He did not eat anything the whole time. At the end of 40 days, God’s enemy, Satan, came to see Jesus. Satan wanted Jesus to do something that was wrong. Satan knew Jesus was very hungry. Satan showed Jesus a stone. “If You want to, You can turn this stone into bread,” Satan said. “No,” replied Jesus, “God’s Word says: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” Satan did not give up. He took Jesus to the top of a very tall building. “You can prove to everyone You are God’s Son,” Satan said. “If You jump off this building, angels will come and save You.” But Jesus again said no because in God’s Word it says: “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”
Satan still did not give up. He took Jesus to the top of a very high mountain. He showed Jesus the whole world. “If You worship me instead of God, I will give You this whole world,” Satan said to Jesus. Jesus said: “No! God’s Word says: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’ ” Satan tempted Jesus, but Jesus was ready to do the right thing.