Welcome to Day 8 of 21 Days of Prayer + Fasting 2022. To follow along, visit FoursquarePrayer.org.
Today’s Scripture
And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.
—Matthew 6:13, NKJV
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
—1 Corinthians 10:13
Additional Scripture
Prayer + Reflection
- Even an upright, moral person can give in to temptation and fall from grace. Ask the Lord to protect you from hidden temptation and to deliver you from the pressure to do wrong when it tries to overtake you.
- Temptation that comes up when you are in a group can be harder to withstand because of social pressure to conform. Pray and ask God to deliver you from participating in any form of evil, even when it means going against the flow.
- How can we safeguard ourselves before temptation presents itself? Ask the Lord for discernment and insight as you interact with others as well as in your private thoughts.
Family Moment
Read Luke 4:1-13 as a family and talk about each temptation Jesus faced. How are they like the temptations we face each day? What tools did Jesus use to refute Satan? Write down each of Satan’s temptations and Jesus’ responses on individual slips of paper. Then play a game trying to match them to each other in a set amount of time. Think about the ways God gives us to stand up to temptation.
