Tomorrow, we’ll be looking at Luke’s account of Jesus’s time in the wilderness (Luke 4:1-13) and asking ourselves, Why temptation? Why was Jesus’s time in the wilderness important to his life and ministry? And what do we learn from his example about how to deal with temptation?
I hope you’ll take a listen to tracks four and five on the Going Deeper During Lent playlist.
“Gravity” – John Mayer. Mayer beautifully conveys the heaviness of temptation. Often times, the things in life that lure us away from shalom (peace/wholeness) are so tempting that we feel physically burdened until we give in or overcome the temptation. Mayer also offers a prayer that we can come back to whenever faced with temptation: “Just keep me where the light is.”
“Shake It Out” – Forence + The Machine. As Florence + The Machine express, “It’s hard to dance with a devil on your back.” Truly, it’s impossible to live fully and freely when our demons are dogging us. This is a great anthem to belt out and dance around to as we celebrate coming out of the wilderness, having just shown the devil who’s boss.
Any temptation songs you’d add to the list?
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